Karaj vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$387
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
45
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
1.59M
418K

The cost of living in Karaj is 27% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6734th and 5400th ($736 vs $1015) 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 5911th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$5391

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027