Karaj vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$393
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
76
53
😀 Quality of life
55
85
🏙️ Population
1.59M
686K

The cost of living in Karaj is 29% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6851st and 5464th ($693 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 474th 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 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 5919th and 290th 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
$3.22
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$8605

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052