Karaj vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$396
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
1.59M
17.5M

The cost of living in Karaj is 31% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7388th and 5618th ($684 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5635th and 1163rd 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
$3.49
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648