Almaty vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$585
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
76
😀 Quality of life
64
55
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.59M

The cost of living in Almaty is 52% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4975th and 6851st ($1051 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.3 months in Karaj. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 4635th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550