Karaj vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$397
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
1.59M
7.01M

The cost of living in Karaj is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7267th and 3529th ($696 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5965th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Riyadh

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Karaj Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$9443

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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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487