Karaj vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$387
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.33M

The cost of living in Karaj is 16% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6734th and 6171st ($736 vs $875) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5911th and 418th 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
$3.99
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$18619

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10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443