Karaj vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$397
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
1.59M
24.9M

The cost of living in Karaj is 38% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7267th and 4971st ($696 vs $1126) 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 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5965th and 1655th 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
$3.36
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$27781

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765