Karaj vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$399
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
1.59M
24.9M

The cost of living in Karaj is 38% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7072nd and 4879th ($704 vs $1128) 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 5808th and 1383rd 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
$3.94
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$27624

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753