Karaj vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$4432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
69
😀 Quality of life
55
90
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.61M

The cost of living in Karaj is 69% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6734th and 955th ($736 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5911th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$12281

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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

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13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
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$2524
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$2342
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$2423
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$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
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$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
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$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
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$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724