Karaj vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$397
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
66
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.25M

The cost of living in Karaj is 53% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7267th and 4144th ($696 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5965th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Sharjah

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Karaj Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$7922

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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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492