Karaj vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$392
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
84
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
1.59M
3.03M

The cost of living in Karaj is 20% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6711th and 6052nd ($741 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5889th and 496th 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
$3.5
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716