Karaj vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$387
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
1.59M
605K

The cost of living in Karaj is 34% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6734th and 4764th ($736 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5911th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Riga

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Karaj Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$13840

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KarajRiga

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220