Karaj vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$393
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
55
56
🏙️ Population
1.59M
9.4M

The cost of living in Karaj is 2% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6851st and 6976th ($693 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5919th and 5865th 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
$3.22
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$9922

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Cities near Karaj

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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524