Changsha vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$202
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$246
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
76
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
10M
1.59M

The cost of living in Changsha is 16% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7072nd ($592 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3381st and 5808th 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
$2.78
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$2.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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
$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