Karaj vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$974
🏠 One person rent
$397
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
40
😀 Quality of life
60
60
🏙️ Population
1.59M
5.94M

The cost of living in Karaj is 0.4% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7267th and 7286th ($696 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Surat. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 5965th and 5975th 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
$3.36
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$929

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$642
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319