Karaj vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$396
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.36M

The cost of living in Karaj is 31% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7388th and 5651st ($684 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5635th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Taoyuan

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Karaj Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$19490

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473