Karaj vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karaj	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1746	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$392	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.4	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	76	27
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	1.59M	149K

The cost of living in Karaj is 10% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6711th and 6351st ($741 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Iran and Mauritius, respectively. Check Iran vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5889th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Port Louis

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	Karaj	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.5	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.14	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.41	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.9	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.52	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$704	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.2	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.75	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$886	$3888

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Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$699
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$696
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$706
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$701
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$708
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$659
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$797
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$722
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$720
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$689
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$675
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$673
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$627
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$542
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$472
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$550
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$468
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$578
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$559
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$670
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$607
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$462
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$474
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$453
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$470
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$689
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$559

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$767
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$804
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$701
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$777
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1481
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$457
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$403
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$670
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$500
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$498
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$591
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$516
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$515
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$736