Karaj vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$396
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
68
😀 Quality of life
62
70
🏙️ Population
1.59M
12.6M

The cost of living in Karaj is 31% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7388th and 8548th ($684 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 485th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5635th and 3567th 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
$3.49
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567