Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Karaj, Iran

Karaj vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Karaj is 39.6% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 61.0% less in Karaj
Groceries: pay 27.3% less in Karaj
Transportation: pay 3.9% more in Karaj
Housing: pay 39.7% less in Karaj
Childcare: pay 83.5% less in Karaj
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.4% less in Karaj
Clothing: pay 20.3% less in Karaj

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Karaj.

Karaj vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.0% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Karaj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY319.60	$3.50 IRR147,875	-59.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY266.33	$3.00 IRR126,750	-58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY46.56	$0.44 IRR18,663	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY18.47	$0.20 IRR8,450	-60.3%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 27.3% less for groceries

	Ankara	Karaj
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY30.57	$0.53 IRR22,602	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY168.83	$1.83 IRR77,272	-60.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY142.94	$2.32 IRR98,152	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY61.58	$1.23 IRR52,143	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY98.89	$1.84 IRR77,906	-31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.82	$0.40 IRR16,835	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY32.28	$0.70 IRR29,518	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.64	$0.39 IRR16,574	-13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.84	$0.23 IRR9,889	-56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.06	$0.22 IRR9,340	-10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.41	$0.26 IRR11,130	+14.7%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

	Ankara	Karaj
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY176.38	$0.76 IRR31,987	-84.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY319.60	$13.00 IRR549,250	+49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,642,742.80	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	+100.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY197.93	$2.70 IRR114,075	-50.0%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 39.7% less for housing

	Ankara	Karaj
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY421.34	$6.50 IRR274,625	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY21,705.36	$324.43 IRR13,706,981	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,629.13	$439.62 IRR18,573,820	+10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,944.15	$10.45 IRR441,554	-80.3%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 83.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Karaj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY18,392.61	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY380,548.00	$885.13 IRR37,396,949	-91.5%
Average			-83.5%

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pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Karaj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY127.84	$0.50 IRR21,125	-85.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY104.13	$1.15 IRR48,507	-59.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY74.57	$2.50 IRR105,625	+22.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,498.47	$20.23 IRR854,754	-50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY213.07	$1.50 IRR63,375	-74.2%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 20.3% less for clothing

	Ankara	Karaj
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,075.56	$28.25 IRR1,193,562	-50.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,669.23	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,816.40	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	+32.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,416.67	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	-24.9%
Average			-20.3%

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