Karaj vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$397
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
53
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
1.59M
9.4M

The cost of living in Karaj is 4% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7267th and 7431st ($696 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5965th and 3738th 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
$3.36
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525