Karaj vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karaj	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$387	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	15
😀 Quality of life	55	47
🏙️ Population	1.59M	886K

The cost of living in Karaj is 32% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6734th and 4967th ($736 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Iran and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iran vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5911th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Tabuk

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	Karaj	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.1	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.55	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.2	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1254	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$628	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.56	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.76	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.5	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$823	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028