Dongguan vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$265
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
75
😀 Quality of life
71
62
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.59M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 2% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7308th and 7388th ($694 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3241st and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Karaj

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Dongguan Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$826

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$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484