Karaj vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Karaj	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$399	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.7	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	76	7
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	1.59M	77.6K

The cost of living in Karaj is 31% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7072nd and 5469th ($704 vs $1014) 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5808th and 6129th 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	$3.94	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.54	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.1	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.94	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.83%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1256	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$541	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.75	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.51	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$836	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866