Karaj vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$393
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
76
71
😀 Quality of life
55
63
🏙️ Population
1.59M
10.6M

The cost of living in Karaj is 42% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6851st and 8597th ($693 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5919th and 4919th 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
$3.22
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$4869

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733