Karaj vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karaj	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$387	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	76	14
😀 Quality of life	55	47
🏙️ Population	1.59M	1.08M

The cost of living in Karaj is 9% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6734th and 7033rd ($736 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Mauritania, respectively. Check Iran vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5911th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Nouakchott

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	Karaj	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.1	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.55	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.2	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1254	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$628	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.56	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.76	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.5	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$823	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karaj

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

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500