Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 12.4% cheaper than Astana.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Astana, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.10
KZT5,021.07
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,012.64
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT477.16
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT255.50
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
|
Astana
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT256.53
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,409.09
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,142.34
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT822.10
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,114.08
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT288.59
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT428.43
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT472.01
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT419.69
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.41
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT98.20
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 77.1% more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT930.43
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,531.61
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,042,143.45
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT2,912.22
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
|
Astana
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,317.38
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT230,491.10
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT165,695.37
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT20,971.79
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
|
Astana
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT112,974.11
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,014,574.22
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT602.53
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,076.21
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT866.13
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT27,596.58
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,510.54
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
|
Astana
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT37,802.39
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT21,375.42
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT49,526.03
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT45,453.38
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
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