Karaj vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$392
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
1.59M
24.9M

The cost of living in Karaj is 35% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6711th and 4780th ($741 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5889th and 571st 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
$3.5
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774