Karaj vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$397
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
75
14
😀 Quality of life
60
44
🏙️ Population
1.59M
9.03M

The cost of living in Karaj is 16% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7267th and 7960th ($696 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 226th 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 350th in China, while ranked 5965th and 7402nd 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
$3.36
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$16685

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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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514