Karaj vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$393
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
76
17
😀 Quality of life
55
41
🏙️ Population
1.59M
9.03M

The cost of living in Karaj is 19% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6851st and 7809th ($693 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 370th 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 Zhoukou. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 5919th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Zhoukou

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Karaj Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$13369

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532