Karaj vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$387
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$709
😷 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 24% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6734th and 7740th ($736 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 263rd 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 5911th and 7044th 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
$3.99
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$11393

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600