Changsha vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$214
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$242
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
75
😀 Quality of life
72
60
🏙️ Population
10M
1.59M

The cost of living in Changsha is 11% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7792nd and 7267th ($617 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3307th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Karaj

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Changsha Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546