Karaj vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$799
🏠 One person rent
$393
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
76
67
😀 Quality of life
55
35
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.1M

The cost of living in Karaj is 110% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6851st and 9155th ($693 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 11th in Iran and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 5919th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$1496

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282