Karaj vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$393
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
82
😀 Quality of life
55
66
🏙️ Population
1.59M
5.38M

The cost of living in Karaj is 15% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6851st and 6353rd ($693 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5919th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
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$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438