Almaty vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1279
🏠 One person rent
$477
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
65
😀 Quality of life
70
55
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.96M

The cost of living in Almaty is 76% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6307th and 8682nd ($884 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 69th in Kazakhstan and Iran, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 4103rd and 6324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$589

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$476
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$470
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$515
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$459
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$463
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$538
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$508
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$483
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$545
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$530
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$503
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$588
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$494
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$566
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$607
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$560
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$604
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$611
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$457
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$540
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$623
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$530
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$624
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$622
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$503
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$635
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$684
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$641
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$598
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$637
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$638
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$553
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$640