Karaj vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karaj	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$387	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	76	87
😀 Quality of life	55	91
🏙️ Population	1.59M	1.39M

The cost of living in Karaj is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6734th and 36th ($736 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 32nd in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5911th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs San Diego

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	Karaj	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.1	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.55	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.2	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1254	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$628	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.56	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.76	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.5	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$823	$28706

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Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759