Karaj vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karaj	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$387	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	76	74
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	1.59M	3.01M

The cost of living in Karaj is 34% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6734th and 8233rd ($736 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Iran and Indonesia, respectively. Check Iran vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5911th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Surabaya

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	Karaj	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.55	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.2	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1254	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$628	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.56	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.76	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.5	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$823	$5490

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508