Karaj vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$392
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
55
53
🏙️ Population
1.59M
9.4M

The cost of living in Karaj is 1% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6711th and 6747th ($741 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 5889th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Ningbo

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Karaj Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$12898

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538