Guangzhou vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2288
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$331
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$847
$620
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.1
$29.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1308
$251
😷 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 3% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6612th and 6717th ($760 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 9th 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 1022nd and 5891st 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
$3.58
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.15
🥤 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
$451
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$684
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$8.32
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$6.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
20.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10315
$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$35
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15843
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$603
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$680
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$831
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$809
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$490
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$640
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$828
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$957
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1587
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$628
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$840
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2413
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2730
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$853
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$901
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$821
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$782
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1015
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$781
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$772
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$772
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$742
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$727
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$688
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$816
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$780
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$539
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$616
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$605
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$624
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$610
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$670

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$694
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$692
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$700
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$707
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$702
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$706
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$709
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$657
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$719
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$689
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$798
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$724
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$718
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$695
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$692
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$676
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$614
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$675
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$547
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$469
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$579
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$565
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$669
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$573
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$604
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$473
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$454
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$472
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$511
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$520
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$556
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$686
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559