Karaj vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$399
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
24
😀 Quality of life
61
44
🏙️ Population
1.59M
7.82M

The cost of living in Karaj is 18% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7072nd and 7835th ($704 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 5808th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$17107

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517