Cost of living comparison

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Karaj vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karaj instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Karaj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.80
IRR160,059
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.50
IRR189,544
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.47
IRR19,802

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Karaj
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.54
IRR22,596
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $1.89
IRR79,454
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $2.35
IRR99,028

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Karaj
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $2.75
IRR115,752
Monthly public transit pass ?? $13.00
IRR547,571
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $68,000.00
IRR2,864,216,667

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Dodoma
Karaj
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $5.76
IRR242,469
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $365.90
IRR15,412,045
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $439.62
IRR18,517,037

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Karaj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $123.82
IRR5,215,378
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $827.70
IRR34,863,511

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Karaj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.65
IRR27,379
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.23
IRR51,928
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.50
IRR105,302

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Karaj
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $25.00
IRR1,053,021
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $30.76
IRR1,295,538
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $97.31
IRR4,098,716

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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