Karaj vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$6700
🏠 One person rent
$397
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$3002
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$4145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
60
98
🏙️ Population
1.59M
5.45M

The cost of living in Karaj is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7267th and 348th ($696 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5965th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Sydney

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Karaj Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$21946

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Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2269
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1822
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864