Karaj vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$392
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1324
😷 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 37% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6711th and 4672nd ($741 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 5889th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363