Karaj vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$387
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
76
5
😀 Quality of life
55
34
🏙️ Population
1.59M
115K

The cost of living in Karaj is 74% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6734th and 8915th ($736 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Iran and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iran vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5911th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$666

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300