Karaj vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karaj	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1746	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$392	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	95
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	1.59M	11.5M

The cost of living in Karaj is 27% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6711th and 5616th ($741 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Iran and Brazil, respectively. Check Iran vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5889th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Sao Paulo

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	Karaj	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.5	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.14	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.41	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.9	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.52	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$704	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.75	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$886	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629