Karaj vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$387
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
76
17
😀 Quality of life
55
38
🏙️ Population
1.59M
9.03M

The cost of living in Karaj is 27% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6734th and 7893rd ($736 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 321st 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 Zhoukou. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 5911th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$14854

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Distance City Cost of living
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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484