Karaj vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$397
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
5
😀 Quality of life
60
45
🏙️ Population
1.59M
115K

The cost of living in Karaj is 69% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7267th and 8957th ($696 vs $412) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5965th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$633

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$642
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$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285