Karaj vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$392
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1634
😷 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 33% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6711th and 4902nd ($741 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 5889th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$15392

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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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046