Karaj vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$393
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.29M

The cost of living in Karaj is 20% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6851st and 6163rd ($693 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5919th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716