Guangzhou vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$333
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
76
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 7% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6607th and 6851st ($742 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 12th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 955th and 5919th 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
$4.17
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550