Karaj vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$396
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
66
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.25M

The cost of living in Karaj is 56% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7388th and 3851st ($684 vs $1543) 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 0.4 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 5635th and 367th 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
$3.49
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469