Karaj vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$397
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
54
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
1.59M
791K

The cost of living in Karaj is 32% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7267th and 5487th ($696 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 5965th and 2415th 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
$3.36
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$16483

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Cities near Karaj

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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032