Hong Kong vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
76
😀 Quality of life
83
61
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 286% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 532nd and 7072nd ($2718 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 548th and 5808th 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
$8.11
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

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