Karaj vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$387
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
84
😀 Quality of life
55
81
🏙️ Population
1.59M
3.03M

The cost of living in Karaj is 18% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6734th and 6071st ($736 vs $894) 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 0.3 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 5911th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
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$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671