Karaj vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$396
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
85
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.87M

The cost of living in Karaj is 27% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7388th and 5994th ($684 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5635th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Taichung

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Karaj Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$17517

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684