Karaj vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$392
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
92
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.75M

The cost of living in Karaj is 58% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6711th and 2722nd ($741 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Iran and Italy, respectively. Check Iran vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5889th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Rome

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Karaj Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$10781

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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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262