Karaj vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$399
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
76
73
😀 Quality of life
61
80
🏙️ Population
1.59M
7.01M

The cost of living in Karaj is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7072nd and 3418th ($704 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5808th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$9818

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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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463