Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Karaj, Iran

Karaj vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Karaj is 35.0% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% less in Karaj
Groceries: pay 41.2% less in Karaj
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Karaj
Housing: pay 43.6% less in Karaj
Childcare: pay 65.5% less in Karaj
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% less in Karaj
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Karaj

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

Karaj vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.8% less for restaurants

	Lima	Karaj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.12	$3.50 IRR147,875	-33.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.31	$3.00 IRR126,750	-50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.03	$0.44 IRR18,663	-46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.86	$0.20 IRR8,450	-60.7%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 41.2% less for groceries

	Lima	Karaj
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.87	$0.53 IRR22,602	-77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.45	$1.83 IRR77,272	-56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.12	$2.32 IRR98,152	-53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.90	$1.23 IRR52,143	-54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.22	$1.84 IRR77,906	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.20	$0.40 IRR16,835	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.84	$0.70 IRR29,518	+38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.76	$0.39 IRR16,574	-18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.91	$0.23 IRR9,889	-55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.95	$0.22 IRR9,340	-58.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$0.26 IRR11,130	-44.7%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Lima	Karaj
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.71	$0.76 IRR31,987	-85.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN87.29	$13.00 IRR549,250	-45.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN84,771.36	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	+288.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN73.71	$2.70 IRR114,075	-86.6%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 43.6% less for housing

	Lima	Karaj
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN97.21	$6.50 IRR274,625	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,106.44	$324.43 IRR13,706,981	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,331.05	$439.62 IRR18,573,820	+20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN161.05	$10.45 IRR441,554	-76.3%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 65.5% less for childcare

	Lima	Karaj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN782.00	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,612.76	$885.13 IRR37,396,949	-88.7%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Karaj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.76	$0.50 IRR21,125	-76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.59	$1.15 IRR48,507	-56.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.40	$2.50 IRR105,625	-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN111.68	$20.23 IRR854,754	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.10	$1.50 IRR63,375	-81.1%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Lima	Karaj
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN156.61	$28.25 IRR1,193,562	-34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN128.02	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN311.83	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	+62.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN345.29	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	-25.7%
Average			-4.5%

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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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