Karaj vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$387
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1530
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
52
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
1.59M
791K

The cost of living in Karaj is 30% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6734th and 5101st ($736 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 306th in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 5911th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Niigata

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Karaj Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.81
 Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$15118

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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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052