Guangzhou vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$342
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
77
62
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6854th and 7388th ($785 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1149th and 5635th 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
$2.93
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$826

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19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484