Karaj vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$387
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
40
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
1.59M
5.94M

The cost of living in Karaj is 4% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6734th and 6559th ($736 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and India, respectively. Check Iran vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 5911th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Surat

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Karaj Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$1261

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340