Karaj vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$387
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.6M

The cost of living in Karaj is 38% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6734th and 4534th ($736 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 5911th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$19749

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581