Almaty vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$499
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
50
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.57M

The cost of living in Almaty is 69% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6015th and 8203rd ($941 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th 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 Shiraz. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 4176th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$2159

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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 Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705