Almaty vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$477
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
76
😀 Quality of life
70
61
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.59M

The cost of living in Almaty is 26% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6307th and 7072nd ($884 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 4103rd and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$836

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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

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540