Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Romania

Bucharest vs. Karaj Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 2.6 times more expensive than Karaj.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 10.1 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 47.2% more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Karaj. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Karaj Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Karaj	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$14.64 RON69.25	+290.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$7.32 RON34.63	+83.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR623K	$2.42 RON11.44	+433.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$2.25 RON10.65	+33.2%
Average			+177.4%

Karaj vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Karaj	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 IRR686K	$1.32 RON6.24	+164.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$4.36 RON20.63	+97.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 IRR3M	$6.22 RON29.40	+146.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.05 IRR1M	$3.67 RON17.35	+249.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$3.05 RON14.45	+99.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 IRR550K	$0.57 RON2.70	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 IRR1M	$0.72 RON3.43	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 IRR471K	$0.69 RON3.25	+100.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR301K	$1.15 RON5.42	+423.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 IRR274K	$0.36 RON1.73	+83.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR284K	$0.34 RON1.62	+65.5%
Average			+111.3%

Karaj vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Karaj	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$7.45 RON35.25	+2116.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.00 IRR18M	$20.91 RON98.93	+60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$28,531.98 RON135K	-42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 IRR4M	$5.65 RON26.71	+109.1%
Average			+203.1%

Karaj vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Karaj	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$9.27 RON43.83	+150.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$292.57 IRR402M	$677.15 RON3,203.34	+131.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.49 IRR673M	$451.32 RON2,135.02	-7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$147.83 RON699.33	+1385.4%
Average			+112.5%

Karaj vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay 10.1 times more for childcare

	Karaj	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+481.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$827.70 IRR1B	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	+1636.4%
Average			+905.2%

Karaj vs. Bucharest - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Karaj	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.50 IRR687K	$3.76 RON17.81	+652.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.08 IRR1M	$3.51 RON16.59	+225.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$6.43 RON30.42	+157.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.73 IRR31M	$49.22 RON232.83	+116.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.09 IRR2M	$8.37 RON39.57	+665.8%
Average			+320.4%

Karaj vs. Bucharest - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.2% more for clothing

	Karaj	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 IRR34M	$88.76 RON419.90	+255.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 IRR39M	$38.43 RON181.80	+35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.31 IRR134M	$77.83 RON368.20	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$91.69 RON433.74	+22.0%
Average			+47.2%

Karaj vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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