Karaj vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$392
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
55
87
🏙️ Population
1.59M
4.04M

The cost of living in Karaj is 30% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6711th and 5212th ($741 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5889th and 279th 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
$3.5
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605