Hong Kong vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
76
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 271% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 379th and 6711th ($2753 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 205th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Karaj

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Hong Kong Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
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
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559