Karaj vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$396
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$512
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
75
8
😀 Quality of life
62
55
🏙️ Population
1.59M
77.6K

The cost of living in Karaj is 32% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7388th and 5497th ($684 vs $1010) 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 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 5635th and 6330th 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
$3.49
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$13979

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
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$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992