Cost of living comparison
compared to
Karaj vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary
Karaj is 5.3% more expensive than Iran overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.4% less in Karaj
- Groceries
-
pay 8.4% less in Karaj
- Transportation
-
pay 8.8% more in Karaj
- Housing
-
pay 11.2% more in Karaj
- Childcare
-
pay 21.8% more in Karaj
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.5% more in Karaj
- Clothing
-
pay 0.6% less in Karaj
The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Karaj are more expensive than in Iran. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Karaj.
Karaj vs. Iran Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Karaj instead of Iran, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.73
IRR157,311
|
$3.80
IRR160,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.78
IRR159,043
|
$4.50
IRR189,551
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR33,047
|
$0.47
IRR19,803
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,613
|
$1.02
IRR42,832
|
|
Iran vs. Karaj - Cost of restaurants
pay 8.4% less for groceries
|
Iran
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
IRR20,418
|
$0.54
IRR22,597
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
IRR92,586
|
$1.89
IRR79,457
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
IRR108,622
|
$2.35
IRR99,032
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.14
IRR47,964
|
$1.02
IRR42,965
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.32
IRR55,496
|
$1.41
IRR59,444
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
IRR17,125
|
$0.39
IRR16,402
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
IRR28,071
|
$0.68
IRR28,730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
IRR18,280
|
$0.36
IRR15,025
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,777
|
$0.22
IRR9,156
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,803
|
$0.19
IRR8,166
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,553
|
$0.20
IRR8,548
|
|
Iran vs. Karaj - Cost of groceries
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.59
IRR108,982
|
$2.75
IRR115,757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.98
IRR420,454
|
$13.00
IRR547,592
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,617.96
IRR2,806,114,931
|
$68,000.00
IRR2,864,330,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.79
IRR117,512
|
$2.70
IRR113,731
|
|
Iran vs. Karaj - Cost of transportation
pay 11.2% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.37
IRR478,913
|
$5.76
IRR242,479
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.21
IRR13,866,973
|
$365.90
IRR15,412,655
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.51
IRR9,835,835
|
$439.62
IRR18,517,769
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.30
IRR475,981
|
$10.71
IRR450,959
|
|
Iran vs. Karaj - Cost of housing
pay 21.8% more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$77.32
IRR3,257,022
|
$123.82
IRR5,215,585
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$991.86
IRR41,779,484
|
$827.70
IRR34,864,891
|
|
Iran vs. Karaj - Cost of childcare
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,825
|
$0.65
IRR27,380
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
IRR46,728
|
$1.23
IRR51,930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR83,176
|
$2.50
IRR105,306
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.85
IRR793,852
|
$22.73
IRR957,480
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.53
IRR64,243
|
$1.50
IRR63,184
|
|
Iran vs. Karaj - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.89
IRR1,259,046
|
$25.00
IRR1,053,062
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.92
IRR1,218,222
|
$30.76
IRR1,295,590
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.93
IRR4,335,577
|
$97.31
IRR4,098,878
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.87
IRR2,605,941
|
$69.84
IRR2,941,635
|
|
Iran vs. Karaj - Cost of clothing
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