Karaj vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$387
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
76
73
😀 Quality of life
55
81
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.87M

The cost of living in Karaj is 10% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6734th and 6380th ($736 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5911th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Tainan

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Karaj Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682