Almaty vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$585
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
50
😀 Quality of life
64
52
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.57M

The cost of living in Almaty is 73% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4975th and 7596th ($1051 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 4635th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$2132

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698