Karaj vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$396
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
59
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
1.59M
595K

The cost of living in Karaj is 45% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7388th and 4631st ($684 vs $1254) 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 0.4 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 5635th and 657th 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
$3.49
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$18197

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391