Karaj vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$393
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
35
😀 Quality of life
55
23
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.96M

The cost of living in Karaj is 32% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6851st and 8335th ($693 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Iran and Yemen, respectively. Check Iran vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5919th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$2959

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840