Guangzhou vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$322
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
76
😀 Quality of life
75
61
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6838th and 7072nd ($758 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 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 2100th and 5808th 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
$2.82
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540