Karaj vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$392
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1789
😷 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 36% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6711th and 4715th ($741 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5889th and 311th 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
$3.5
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$18424

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605