Kaohsiung vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$382
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
75
😀 Quality of life
87
60
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.59M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 44% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5666th and 7267th ($999 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 364th and 5965th 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
$3.78
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546