Karaj vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$396
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
62
69
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.08M

The cost of living in Karaj is 17% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7388th and 6663rd ($684 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Iran and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Iran vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5635th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Nur-Sultan

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Karaj Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$6976

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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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553