Karaj vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$397
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
48
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
1.59M
389K

The cost of living in Karaj is 45% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7267th and 4667th ($696 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 5965th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Tirana

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Karaj Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$6657

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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
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013