Karaj vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$387
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
76
60
😀 Quality of life
55
53
🏙️ Population
1.59M
9.4M

The cost of living in Karaj is 4% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6734th and 6849th ($736 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 51st in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 5911th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Ningbo

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Karaj Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$12465

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Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
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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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522