Karaj vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$393
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
1.59M
606K

The cost of living in Karaj is 39% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6851st and 4604th ($693 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Iran and Latvia, respectively. Check Iran vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5919th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257