Karaj vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Karaj	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$399	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.7	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	1.59M	1.6M

The cost of living in Karaj is 73% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7072nd and 744th ($704 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 660th in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5808th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Philadelphia

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	Karaj	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.54	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.94	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.83%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1256	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$541	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.75	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.51	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.1	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$836	$15283

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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	$644
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$640
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$637
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$638
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$641
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$635
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$598
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$684
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$628
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$622
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$607
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$604
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$598
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$588
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$582
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$503
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$448
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$530
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$372
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$497
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$472
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$643
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$515
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$542
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$538
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$426
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$430
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$457
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$494
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$658
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$540

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886