Karaj vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$399
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
61
82
🏙️ Population
1.59M
605K

The cost of living in Karaj is 45% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7072nd and 4556th ($704 vs $1270) 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 5808th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
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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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383