Karaj vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$397
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$2276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
53
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
1.59M
686K

The cost of living in Karaj is 28% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7267th and 5951st ($696 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 630th in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 5965th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Shizuoka

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Karaj Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$16729

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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
$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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063