Karaj vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Karaj	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$399	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.7	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	8
😀 Quality of life	61	63
🏙️ Population	1.59M	24.7K

The cost of living in Karaj is 56% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7072nd and 3601st ($704 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Iran vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5808th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Victoria

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	Karaj	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.54	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.1	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.94	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.83%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1256	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$541	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.75	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.51	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.1	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$836	$8213

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Cities near Karaj

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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420