Karaj vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$393
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
55
68
🏙️ Population
1.59M
12.7M

The cost of living in Karaj is 32% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6851st and 5170th ($693 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5919th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Suzhou

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Karaj Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$22097

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645