Karaj vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karaj	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	76	92
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	1.59M	548K

The cost of living in Karaj is 67% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6734th and 1356th ($736 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Iran and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Iran vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5911th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs The Hague

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	Karaj	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.1	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.55	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.2	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1254	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$628	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.56	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.76	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$823	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530