Karaj vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$396
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
62
100
🏙️ Population
1.59M
5.45M

The cost of living in Karaj is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7388th and 370th ($684 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 0.4 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 5635th 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
$3.49
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$25164

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863