Karaj vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$392
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
76
71
😀 Quality of life
55
61
🏙️ Population
1.59M
10.6M

The cost of living in Karaj is 46% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6711th and 8633rd ($741 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 5889th and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Shijiazhuang

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Karaj Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$4947

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734