Karaj vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$396
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
72
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
1.59M
56.8K

The cost of living in Karaj is 54% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7388th and 4020th ($684 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Iran and Cyprus, respectively. Check Iran vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 5635th and 509th 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
$3.49
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$9567

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047