Karaj vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$396
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
47
😀 Quality of life
62
41
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.57M

The cost of living in Karaj is 35% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7388th and 8645th ($684 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ranked 2nd vs 30th best cities to live in Iran, and 5635th vs 7725th 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
$3.49
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$1.08
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$2.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$2115

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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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694