Karaj vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$397
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
60
95
🏙️ Population
1.59M
664K

The cost of living in Karaj is 74% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7267th and 676th ($696 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5965th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Rotterdam

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Karaj Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$13439

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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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727