Karaj vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$392
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
71
😀 Quality of life
55
77
🏙️ Population
1.59M
7.01M

The cost of living in Karaj is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6711th and 3292nd ($741 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5889th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489