Karaj vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$392
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
76
24
😀 Quality of life
55
39
🏙️ Population
1.59M
6.56M

The cost of living in Karaj is 21% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6711th and 7649th ($741 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5889th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$10066

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610