Karaj vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$396
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.43M

The cost of living in Karaj is 45% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7388th and 4646th ($684 vs $1248) 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 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5635th and 178th 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
$3.49
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$16947

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612