Karaj vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$393
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
55
87
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.6M

The cost of living in Karaj is 41% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6851st and 4516th ($693 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st 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 Taipei. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5919th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Taipei

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Karaj Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589