Karaj vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$393
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
1.59M
17.5M

The cost of living in Karaj is 26% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6851st and 5744th ($693 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5919th and 460th 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
$3.22
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584