Karaj vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$393
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
71
😀 Quality of life
55
74
🏙️ Population
1.59M
7.01M

The cost of living in Karaj is 58% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6851st and 2922nd ($693 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5919th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$9649

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561