Karaj vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$399
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
77
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
1.59M
12.6M

The cost of living in Karaj is 40% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7072nd and 8651st ($704 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5808th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$19556

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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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563