Almaty vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$585
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
64
53
🏙️ Population
1.92M
3M

The cost of living in Almaty is 97% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4975th and 8260th ($1051 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 4635th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$555

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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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700