Karaj vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$399
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
85
😀 Quality of life
61
83
🏙️ Population
1.59M
3.03M

The cost of living in Karaj is 30% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7072nd and 5518th ($704 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5808th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$19915

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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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650