Karaj vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$397
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
85
😀 Quality of life
60
70
🏙️ Population
1.59M
5.65M

The cost of living in Karaj is 35% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7267th and 5142nd ($696 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Iran and Russia, respectively. Check Iran vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5965th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Saint Petersburg

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Karaj Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$12085

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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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606