Karaj vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$387
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
1.59M
17.7M

The cost of living in Karaj is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6734th and 5950th ($736 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5911th and 545th 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
$3.99
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$22267

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$349

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609