Almaty vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Almaty | Mashhad | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Almaty is 73% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8574th ($881 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th 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 Mashhad. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 4016th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Almaty vs Mashhad
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| Almaty | Mashhad | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 14 mi |  Kaskelen | |
| 68 km or 42 mi |  Cholpon-Ata | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Kapchagay | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Tokmok | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Kant | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Bishkek | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Naryn | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Toktogul | |
| 360 km or 224 mi |  Aksu | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Yining | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Talas | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Artux | |
| 413 km or 256 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Balkhash | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kashgar | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Taraz | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Bole | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Osh | |
| 471 km or 293 mi |  Andijan | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Aral | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Namangan | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Margilan | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Fergana | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Shymkent | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Konibodom | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Tacheng | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Wusu | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Kuytun | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Tashkent | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Istiklol | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Kentau | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Karamay | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Buston | |
| 688 km or 427 mi | Khujand | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Turkistan | |
| 731 km or 454 mi | Hotan | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Shihezi |
Cities near Mashhad
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 73 km or 45 mi |  Nishapur | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Quchan | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Kashmar | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 202 km or 126 mi |  Anau | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Ashgabat | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Bojnord | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Mary | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Baherden | |
| 317 km or 197 mi |  Herat | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Birjand | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Shahrud | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Gorgan | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 551 km or 342 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 566 km or 351 mi | Semnan | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Bukhara | |
| 586 km or 364 mi | Sari | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 612 km or 380 mi | Zabol | |
| 614 km or 381 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Qarshi | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Babol | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Amol | |
| 673 km or 418 mi | Mazar-i-Sharif | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Nukus | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Yazd | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Pardis | |
| 710 km or 441 mi | Kerman | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 726 km or 451 mi | Varamin | |
| 730 km or 454 mi | Qarchak | |
| 733 km or 456 mi | Golestan | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 738 km or 459 mi | Ray | |
| 739 km or 459 mi | Tehran |