Kaohsiung vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$353
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
75
😀 Quality of life
88
62
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.59M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 42% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5770th and 7388th ($971 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 281st and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Karaj

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Kaohsiung Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484