Karaj vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$397
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
17
😀 Quality of life
60
44
🏙️ Population
1.59M
7.82M

The cost of living in Karaj is 16% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7267th and 7914th ($696 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 207th 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 334th in China, while ranked 5965th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Shangqiu

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Karaj Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$16802

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518