Karaj vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$397
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
47
😀 Quality of life
60
55
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.57M

The cost of living in Karaj is 23% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7267th and 8262nd ($696 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th 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 5th best cities to live in Iran, and 5965th vs 6346th 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
$3.36
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$1920

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Cities near Karaj

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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698