Dongguan vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$263
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
76
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.59M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 6% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7341st and 7072nd ($662 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3389th and 5808th 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
$2.78
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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