Karaj vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$399
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
49
😀 Quality of life
61
56
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.57M

The cost of living in Karaj is 27% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7072nd and 8247th ($704 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 41st 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 5808th vs 6229th 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
$3.94
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719