Almaty vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$499
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
1.92M
8.69M

The cost of living in Almaty is 18% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6015th and 6443rd ($941 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 Tehran. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4176th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$1838

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564