Karaj vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$399
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
76
60
😀 Quality of life
61
57
🏙️ Population
1.59M
9.4M

The cost of living in Karaj is 1% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7072nd and 7025th ($704 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5808th and 6133rd 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
$3.94
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$15234

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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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531