Karaj vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$387
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
72
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
1.59M
7.01M

The cost of living in Karaj is 55% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6734th and 2911th ($736 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iran vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5911th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$10598

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529