Karaj vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karaj	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1746	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$392	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.4	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	82
😀 Quality of life	55	67
🏙️ Population	1.59M	5.38M

The cost of living in Karaj is 15% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6711th and 6204th ($741 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 months in Saint Petersburg. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5889th and 3645th 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	$3.5	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.14	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.41	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.9	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.52	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$704	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.2	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.75	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$886	$6847

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Cities near Karaj

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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525