Karaj vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$399
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
89
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
1.59M
13.9M

The cost of living in Karaj is 9% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7072nd and 7452nd ($704 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5808th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Tianjin

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Karaj Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$18657

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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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573