Almaty vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$499
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
76
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.59M

The cost of living in Almaty is 27% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6015th and 6711th ($941 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 4176th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Karaj

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