Karaj vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Karaj	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$693	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$393	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.3	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$6776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	55	95
🏙️ Population	1.59M	690K

The cost of living in Karaj is 77% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6851st and 96th ($693 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 82nd 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 2.2 months in Washington. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5919th and 22nd 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	$3.22	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.29	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.59	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.41%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1158	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$710	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.74	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.96	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.43	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.51	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$100	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.94	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$882	$28279

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Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$647
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$651
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$647
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$655
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$654
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$653
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$616
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$636
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$700
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$655
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$653
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$636
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$619
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$583
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$616
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$595
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$546
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$454
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$519
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$434
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$530
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$640
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$561
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$456
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$451
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$656
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$436
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$502
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$661
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$550

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846