Karaj vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$396
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
65
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
1.59M
12.7M

The cost of living in Karaj is 14% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7388th and 6776th ($684 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5635th and 2020th 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
$3.49
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635