Karaj vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karaj	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$387	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	1.59M	690K

The cost of living in Karaj is 77% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6734th and 96th ($736 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 86th in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5911th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Washington

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	Karaj	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.1	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.55	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.2	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1254	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$628	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.56	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.76	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$823	$24653

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Cities near Karaj

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

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979