Karaj vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$393
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
55
88
🏙️ Population
1.59M
4.36M

The cost of living in Karaj is 31% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6851st and 5229th ($693 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5919th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs New Taipei

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Karaj New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589