Dongguan vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$259
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
75
😀 Quality of life
71
60
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.59M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 4% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7469th and 7267th ($666 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 0.3 months in Karaj. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3662nd and 5965th 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
$2.36
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$833

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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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