Karaj vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$396
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
48
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
1.59M
389K

The cost of living in Karaj is 46% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7388th and 4610th ($684 vs $1264) 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 0.4 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 5635th and 2811th 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
$3.49
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030