Karaj vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$392
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
44
😀 Quality of life
55
66
🏙️ Population
1.59M
418K

The cost of living in Karaj is 32% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6711th and 5025th ($741 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Iran and Albania, respectively. Check Iran vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5889th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050