Karaj vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$6787
🏠 One person rent
$399
$2025
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$3029
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$894
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$4361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
76
52
😀 Quality of life
61
91
🏙️ Population
1.59M
140K

The cost of living in Karaj is 78% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7072nd and 88th ($704 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Iceland, respectively. Check Iran vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5808th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$46
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$30378

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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

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6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3148
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2596
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2990
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2077
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2021
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1507
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1551
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1575
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1769
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1641
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1711
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1837
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1762
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2058
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1480
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1703
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1630
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1840
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1728
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1797
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1522
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1775
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2310
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1884
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1484
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1879
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1797
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2768
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1955
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1485
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2217
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1986
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1887
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2902
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2242