Dongguan vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$257
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
76
😀 Quality of life
69
55
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.59M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 9% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7055th and 6711th ($678 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 9th 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 18th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3115th and 5889th 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
$2.12
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$886

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559