Goyang vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Goyang Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3157
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$468
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
76
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.59M

The cost of living in Goyang is 59% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4560th and 6734th ($1171 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in South Korea and Iran, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Goyang compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Goyang ranked 13th best city to live in South Korea vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1533rd and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Goyang Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.46
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.93%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10973
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6475
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.77
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.78
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20735
$823

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$1070
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$1022
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$1129
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1098
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$1055
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$1161
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1400
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$1283
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$1063
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$1070
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$1040
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$1565
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$1022
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$1165
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$1089
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$1127
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$1042
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$1020
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$984
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$1026
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$1026
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$865
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$1033
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$1151
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$1074
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$1036
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$1550
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$900
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$936
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Distance City Cost of living
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$688
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$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
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$675
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$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
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$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
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$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
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$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
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$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
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$443
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$469
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$505
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$513
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$507
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$685
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$510
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$554