Karaj vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$397
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1785
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
72
😀 Quality of life
60
83
🏙️ Population
1.59M
56.8K

The cost of living in Karaj is 53% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7267th and 4107th ($696 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Iran and Cyprus, respectively. Check Iran vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 5965th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Nicosia

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Karaj Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$9656

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911