Karaj vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$392
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
55
97
🏙️ Population
1.59M
8.8M

The cost of living in Karaj is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6711th and 5th ($741 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5889th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs New York City

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Karaj New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108