Karaj vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$393
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
78
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
1.59M
12.6M

The cost of living in Karaj is 37% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6851st and 8471st ($693 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5919th and 3944th 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
$3.22
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617