Karaj vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$396
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
1.59M
24.9M

The cost of living in Karaj is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7388th and 4880th ($684 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5635th and 1178th 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
$3.49
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789