Karaj vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$396
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
73
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.85M

The cost of living in Karaj is 27% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7388th and 6014th ($684 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5635th and 2806th 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
$3.49
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686