Karaj vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$397
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.35M

The cost of living in Karaj is 26% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7267th and 6085th ($696 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5965th and 373rd 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
$3.36
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464