Karaj vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$397
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
85
😀 Quality of life
60
86
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.87M

The cost of living in Karaj is 27% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7267th and 5984th ($696 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5965th and 409th 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
$3.36
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$17495

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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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665