Karaj vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$387
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
1.59M
24.9M

The cost of living in Karaj is 33% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6734th and 4858th ($736 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5911th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Shanghai

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Karaj Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$30174

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746