Karaj vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$387
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2174
😷 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 6734th and 3460th ($736 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 5911th and 412th 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
$3.99
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536