Cost of living comparison

Iran

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India

Gurgaon vs. Karaj Cost of Living Summary

Gurgaon is 15.5% more expensive than Karaj.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% less in Gurgaon
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in Gurgaon
Transportation: pay 58.7% more in Gurgaon
Housing: pay 16.1% less in Gurgaon
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Gurgaon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Gurgaon
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Gurgaon

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Gurgaon are more expensive than in Karaj. Expenses including clothing, housing, and restaurants are lower in Gurgaon. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Gurgaon.

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Gurgaon vs. Karaj Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.9% less for restaurants

	Karaj	Gurgaon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$5.17 ₹490.73	+37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$3.88 ₹368.05	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR623K	$0.45 ₹43.03
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$0.18 ₹16.74	-89.6%
Average			-8.9%

Karaj vs. Gurgaon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Karaj	Gurgaon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 IRR686K	$0.51 ₹48.47	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$2.43 ₹230.85	+9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 IRR3M	$2.68 ₹254.70	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.05 IRR1M	$1.17 ₹110.75	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$1.63 ₹154.79	+6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 IRR550K	$1.00 ₹94.60	+149.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 IRR1M	$0.40 ₹37.68	-49.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 IRR471K	$0.52 ₹49.65	+52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR301K	$0.26 ₹24.49	+17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 IRR274K	$0.18 ₹17.08	-9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR284K	$0.21 ₹19.92	+1.4%
Average			+10.2%

Karaj vs. Gurgaon - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.7% more for transportation

	Karaj	Gurgaon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$4.13 ₹391.77	+1127.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.00 IRR18M	$10.34 ₹981.46	-20.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$14,469.60 ₹1M	-71.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 IRR4M	$3.10 ₹294.44	+14.8%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 16.1% less for housing

	Karaj	Gurgaon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$7.82 ₹742.51	+111.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$292.57 IRR402M	$312.91 ₹29,713.63	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.49 IRR673M	$173.29 ₹16,455.77	-64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$32.02 ₹3,041.09	+221.8%
Average			-16.1%

Karaj vs. Gurgaon - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Karaj	Gurgaon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$163.78 ₹15,552.33	+52.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$827.70 IRR1B	$5,994.55 ₹569K	+624.2%
Average			+231.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Karaj	Gurgaon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.50 IRR687K	$2.58 ₹245.36	+416.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.08 IRR1M	$2.39 ₹227.25	+121.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$4.96 ₹471.10	+98.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.73 IRR31M	$29.95 ₹2,843.71	+31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.09 IRR2M	$5.17 ₹490.73	+373.1%
Average			+175.6%

Karaj vs. Gurgaon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Karaj	Gurgaon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 IRR34M	$30.18 ₹2,865.86	+20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 IRR39M	$27.34 ₹2,596.40	-3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.31 IRR134M	$55.29 ₹5,250.80	-43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$49.05 ₹4,657.37	-34.8%
Average			-18.9%

Karaj vs. Gurgaon - Cost of clothing

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