Karaj vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$399
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
76
74
😀 Quality of life
61
83
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.87M

The cost of living in Karaj is 21% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7072nd and 6262nd ($704 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 5808th and 549th 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
$3.94
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$6518

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Cities near Karaj

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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696