Karaj vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karaj	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$387	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	76	31
😀 Quality of life	55	54
🏙️ Population	1.59M	120K

The cost of living in Karaj is 6% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6734th and 6518th ($736 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Iran and Thailand, respectively. Check Iran vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5911th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Pattaya

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	Karaj	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.1	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.55	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.2	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1254	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$628	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.56	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.76	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.5	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$823	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508