Karaj vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$579
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1721
$3157
🏠 One person rent
$237
$820
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$258
$2368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
1.59M
7.01M

The cost of living in Karaj is 60% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7695th and 3260th ($579 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5678th and 1142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$7.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$809
$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.06
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.16%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1091
$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$737
$1229
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.37
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.02
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.11
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$5.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.6
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$170
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$881
$8290

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$569
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$574
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$579
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$579
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$600
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$590
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$599
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$612
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$625
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$613
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$610
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$710
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$670
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$667
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$660
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$658
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$639
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$803
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$667
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$939
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$660
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$861
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$512
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$484
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$623
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$568
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$618
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$648
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$643
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$592
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$517
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$481
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$652
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$455
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$485
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$538
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$542
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$662
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$546
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$652
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$954
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$812
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$977
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$996
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$885
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$938
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$732
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$992
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1335
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1171
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1040
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1928
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1872
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1396
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$937
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$651
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$644
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$757
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$662
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$429
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$819
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$457
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$931
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$717
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$514
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1498
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$668
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$918
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$705
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$555
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$613
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$520
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1955
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$974
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$785
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$673
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$890
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$610