Karaj vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$392
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
50
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.57M

The cost of living in Karaj is 33% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6711th and 8203rd ($741 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 55th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ranked 2nd vs 4th best cities to live in Iran, and 5889th vs 6304th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Shiraz

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Karaj Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$2159

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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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705