Changsha vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$190
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
76
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
10M
1.59M

The cost of living in Changsha is 22% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6734th ($577 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3100th and 5911th 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
$2.72
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$823

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554