Karaj vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$392
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
1.59M
17.7M

The cost of living in Karaj is 23% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6711th and 5948th ($741 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5889th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Shenzhen

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Karaj Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618