Karaj vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$387
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
78
😀 Quality of life
55
66
🏙️ Population
1.59M
12.6M

The cost of living in Karaj is 44% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6734th and 8544th ($736 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5911th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Zhengzhou

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Karaj Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$19343

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KarajZhengzhou

Cost of living

$349

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
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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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591