Karaj vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$399
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
46
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
1.59M
418K

The cost of living in Karaj is 46% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7072nd and 4511th ($704 vs $1294) 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5808th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$5765

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973