Foshan vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$230
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
75
😀 Quality of life
72
60
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.59M

The cost of living in Foshan is 12% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7844th and 7267th ($611 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3253rd and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Karaj

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Foshan Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$833

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$848
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$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
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$664

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Distance City Cost of living
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$642
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$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
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$487
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$659
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$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546