Karaj vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$392
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1084
😷 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 15% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6711th and 6227th ($741 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5889th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
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$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691