Karaj vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$399
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
66
😀 Quality of life
61
88
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.25M

The cost of living in Karaj is 50% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7072nd and 4204th ($704 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Iran and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Iran vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5808th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483