Cost of living comparison

Karaj, Iran

compared to

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Karaj Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 2.5 times more expensive than Karaj.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% more in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 90.5% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.0% more in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 3.7% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Karaj Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.9% more for restaurants

	Karaj	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 IRR147,875	$1.98 ₫50,459	-43.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 IRR126,750	$4.75 ₫121,102	+58.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 IRR18,663	$0.44 ₫11,303	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.20 IRR8,450	$0.26 ₫6,560	+28.6%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Karaj	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,602	$1.03 ₫26,232	+92.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR77,272	$5.00 ₫127,623	+173.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR98,152	$5.30 ₫135,207	+128.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 IRR52,143	$1.59 ₫40,459	+28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,906	$1.59 ₫40,660	-13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 IRR16,835	$1.72 ₫43,884	+331.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,518	$0.46 ₫11,796	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 IRR16,574	$0.76 ₫19,472	+94.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,889	$0.49 ₫12,421	+108.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR9,340	$0.46 ₫11,620	+106.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,130	$0.54 ₫13,733	+104.3%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 90.5% more for transportation

	Karaj	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.76 IRR31,987	$3.47 ₫88,473	+358.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.00 IRR549,250	$7.91 ₫201,837	-39.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	$39,554.95 ₫1,009,183,949	-56.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 IRR114,075	$5.38 ₫137,249	+99.2%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Karaj	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.50 IRR274,625	$9.00 ₫229,722	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.43 IRR13,706,981	$338.66 ₫8,640,450	+4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.62 IRR18,573,820	$239.31 ₫6,105,563	-45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.45 IRR441,554	$58.28 ₫1,486,876	+457.6%
Average			+113.7%

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Karaj	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	$243.92 ₫6,223,301	+98.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$885.13 IRR37,396,949	$12,260.72 ₫312,813,385	+1285.2%
Average			+691.6%

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pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Karaj	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.50 IRR21,125	$0.99 ₫25,230	+97.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 IRR48,507	$1.83 ₫46,772	+59.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,625	$1.38 ₫35,321	-44.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.23 IRR854,754	$26.31 ₫671,187	+30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,375	$4.15 ₫105,964	+176.9%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 3.7% more for clothing

	Karaj	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.25 IRR1,193,562	$36.72 ₫936,887	+30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	$26.37 ₫672,789	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	$92.93 ₫2,370,986	-32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	$86.41 ₫2,204,679	+23.3%
Average			+3.7%

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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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