Karaj vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$399
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
76
5
😀 Quality of life
61
42
🏙️ Population
1.59M
115K

The cost of living in Karaj is 68% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7072nd and 8940th ($704 vs $420) 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 5808th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289