Karaj vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$387
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$5544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
1.59M
8.8M

The cost of living in Karaj is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6734th and 3rd ($736 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 1.2 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 5911th and 22nd 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
$3.99
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$21465

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111