Karaj vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$396
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
53
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
1.59M
686K

The cost of living in Karaj is 24% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7388th and 6285th ($684 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 758th in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5635th and 186th 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
$3.49
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$14291

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Cities near Karaj

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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016