Karaj vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$399
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
1.59M
12.7M

The cost of living in Karaj is 9% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7072nd and 6778th ($704 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5808th and 3523rd 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
$3.94
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610