Karaj vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$392
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
90
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
1.59M
13.9M

The cost of living in Karaj is 4% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6711th and 6862nd ($741 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 81st in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5889th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$16590

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618