Karaj vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$387
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$602
😷 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 53% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6734th and 8748th ($736 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 525th 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 39th in China, while ranked 5911th and 5094th 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
$3.99
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$4785

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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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716