Karaj vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$396
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
54
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
1.59M
791K

The cost of living in Karaj is 33% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7388th and 5436th ($684 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 299th in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 5635th and 2749th 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
$3.49
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$17418

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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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009