Karaj vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3063
🏠 One person rent
$387
$469
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
1.59M
4.04M

The cost of living in Karaj is 31% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6734th and 5000th ($736 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 5911th and 302nd 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
$3.99
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$18855

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9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1181
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$875
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$967
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$731
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$821
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$897
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$747
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$669
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$814
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$648
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1155
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$644
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$627
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$956
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$681
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$823
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$726
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$688
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$630
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$671
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$664
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1154
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$649
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$601
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$587
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$677
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$616
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$671
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$581