Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Karaj, Iran

Karaj vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Karaj is 44.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% less in Karaj
Groceries: pay 50.9% less in Karaj
Transportation: pay 40.3% less in Karaj
Housing: pay 35.0% less in Karaj
Childcare: pay 86.9% less in Karaj
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% less in Karaj
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Karaj

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

Karaj vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.0% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Karaj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.33	$3.50 IRR147,350	+20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.66	$3.00 IRR126,300	-48.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.79	$0.44 IRR18,597	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.85	$0.20 IRR8,420	-31.4%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 50.9% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Karaj
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.38	$0.53 IRR22,521	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB396.28	$1.83 IRR76,998	-84.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB247.04	$2.32 IRR97,804	-68.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.70	$1.23 IRR51,958	-45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.38	$1.84 IRR77,629	+40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.67	$0.40 IRR16,775	-72.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.52	$0.70 IRR29,413	-3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.94	$0.39 IRR16,515	-62.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.16	$0.23 IRR9,854	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.05	$0.22 IRR9,307	-69.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.01	$0.26 IRR11,090	-57.7%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 40.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Karaj
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.73	$0.76 IRR31,873	-83.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,327.43	$13.00 IRR547,300	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	+62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB349.07	$2.70 IRR113,670	-73.9%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 35.0% less for housing

	Bangkok	Karaj
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB518.50	$6.50 IRR273,650	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,285.06	$324.43 IRR13,658,317	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,190.40	$439.62 IRR18,507,878	+45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,272.83	$10.45 IRR439,986	-84.5%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 86.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Karaj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,355.26	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	-80.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	$885.13 IRR37,264,178	-93.3%
Average			-86.9%

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pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Karaj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.66	$0.50 IRR21,050	-78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.21	$1.15 IRR48,334	-55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.84	$2.50 IRR105,250	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,842.35	$20.23 IRR851,719	-62.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.82	$1.50 IRR63,150	-79.4%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Karaj
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,865.64	$28.25 IRR1,189,325	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,176.03	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,277.58	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	+42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,109.64	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	-23.9%
Average			-12.6%

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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: March 2025

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