Karaj vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$392
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
1.59M
12.7M

The cost of living in Karaj is 27% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6711th and 5553rd ($741 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5889th and 3798th 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
$3.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$26560

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645