Karaj vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$393
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1455
😷 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 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6851st and 4461st ($693 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5919th and 558th 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
$3.22
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740