Karaj vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$397
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
75
8
😀 Quality of life
60
56
🏙️ Population
1.59M
77.6K

The cost of living in Karaj is 34% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7267th and 5233rd ($696 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 5965th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Phuket

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Karaj Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$16566

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
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$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981