Almaty vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$531
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
75
😀 Quality of life
70
62
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.59M

The cost of living in Almaty is 48% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5468th and 7388th ($1014 vs $684) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3901st and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Karaj

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Almaty Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484