Karaj vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$392
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
76
74
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.87M

The cost of living in Karaj is 12% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6711th and 6292nd ($741 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 9th 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 Tainan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5889th and 499th 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
$3.5
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.06
🥤 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
$291
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$18526

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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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719