Karaj vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$393
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
76
5
😀 Quality of life
55
36
🏙️ Population
1.59M
79.2K

The cost of living in Karaj is 53% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6851st and 8761st ($693 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 months in Thimphu. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5919th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288