Karaj vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karaj	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1746	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$392	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.4	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$5811
😷 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 76% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6711th and 93rd ($741 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 74th 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 6th in the United States, while ranked 5889th and 41st 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	$3.5	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.14	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.41	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.9	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.52	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$704	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.2	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.75	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$886	$23453

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Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$699
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$696
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$706
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$701
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$708
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$659
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$797
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$722
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$720
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$689
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$675
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$673
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$627
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$542
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$472
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$550
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$468
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$578
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$559
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$670
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$607
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$462
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$474
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$453
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$470
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$689
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$559

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948