Karaj vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$397
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
21
😀 Quality of life
60
46
🏙️ Population
1.59M
6.56M

The cost of living in Karaj is 16% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7267th and 7929th ($696 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 5965th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Shaoyang

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Karaj Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$11939

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Cities near Karaj

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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615