Changhua vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$365
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1621
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
76
😀 Quality of life
67
61
🏙️ Population
225K
1.59M

The cost of living in Changhua is 30% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6149th and 7072nd ($914 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 4895th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.95
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.24%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7132
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.4
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18881
$836

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$1006
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$894
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$894
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$695
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$914
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$993
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$868
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$942
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$894
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1135
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$802
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1313
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$854
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1030
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$615
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$634
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$621
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$901
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$707
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$681
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$628
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1078
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$671
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$697
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$616
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$454
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$700
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$451
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$753
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$669
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$579
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$600
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1079
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$696
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$666
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540