Karaj vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$399
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
61
84
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.33M

The cost of living in Karaj is 25% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7072nd and 5995th ($704 vs $942) 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 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5808th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$14970

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$642
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$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
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$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451