Cost of living comparison
Karaj is 59.6% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.8% less in Karaj
- Groceries
-
pay 60.0% less in Karaj
- Transportation
-
pay 22.2% less in Karaj
- Housing
-
pay 77.2% less in Karaj
- Childcare
-
pay 84.8% less in Karaj
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.5% less in Karaj
- Clothing
-
pay 23.8% less in Karaj
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Karaj.
If you lived in Karaj instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 80.8% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.78
|
$3.50
IRR147,394
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.86
|
$3.00
IRR126,338
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.56
|
$0.44
IRR18,603
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.20
IRR8,422
|
|
pay 60.0% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.38
|
$0.53
IRR22,528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$1.83
IRR77,021
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.05
|
$2.32
IRR97,833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
$1.23
IRR51,974
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$1.84
IRR77,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.03
|
$0.40
IRR16,780
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.70
IRR29,422
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.92
|
$0.39
IRR16,520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.96
|
$0.23
IRR9,857
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.22
IRR9,310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.26
IRR11,094
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
$0.76
IRR31,883
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€39.42
|
$13.00
IRR547,462
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€32,883.71
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,790,125,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.70
|
$2.70
IRR113,704
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€29.29
|
$6.50
IRR273,731
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,350.77
|
$324.43
IRR13,662,372
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€988.29
|
$439.62
IRR18,513,373
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€119.57
|
$10.45
IRR440,117
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€521.93
|
$123.20
IRR5,188,260
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,259.71
|
$885.13
IRR37,275,242
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.45
|
$0.50
IRR21,056
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.38
|
$1.15
IRR48,349
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.91
|
$2.50
IRR105,281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€39.65
|
$20.23
IRR851,972
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.86
|
$1.50
IRR63,169
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Karaj
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€83.22
|
$28.25
IRR1,189,678
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€34.22
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,657
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€90.01
|
$138.01
IRR5,811,783
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€111.64
|
$70.09
IRR2,951,766
|
|
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