Karaj vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$392
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
65
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.25M

The cost of living in Karaj is 51% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6711th and 3679th ($741 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5889th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$5054

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507