Karaj vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$396
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
1.59M
7.01M

The cost of living in Karaj is 58% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7388th and 3485th ($684 vs $1628) 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 0.4 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 5635th and 899th 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
$3.49
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459