Guangzhou vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$352
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$245
😷 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 5% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6548th and 6734th ($774 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1055th and 5911th 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
$3.42
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$823

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$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
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$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
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554