Almaty vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$477
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
49
😀 Quality of life
70
56
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.57M

The cost of living in Almaty is 60% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6307th and 8247th ($884 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 4103rd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719