Guangzhou vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$354
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
74
60
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 12% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6835th and 7267th ($782 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 2285th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Karaj

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Guangzhou Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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
$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