Almaty vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$499
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
65
50
🏙️ Population
1.92M
3M

The cost of living in Almaty is 75% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6015th and 8365th ($941 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 4176th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$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
$594
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$612

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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 Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797