Karaj vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$392
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
1.59M
664K

The cost of living in Karaj is 67% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6711th and 1336th ($741 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Iran and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Iran vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5889th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$10888

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592