Karaj vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$392
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
76
17
😀 Quality of life
55
37
🏙️ Population
1.59M
9.03M

The cost of living in Karaj is 24% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6711th and 7790th ($741 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 315th 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 337th in China, while ranked 5889th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528