Cost of living comparison

Astana, Kazakhstan

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Tehran vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 12.4% cheaper than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 77.1% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 27.6% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 58.4% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 18.0% less in Tehran

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Tehran. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Astana	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.10 KZT5,282.47	$4.00 IRR168,400	-60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 KZT3,169.48	$5.00 IRR210,500	-17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 KZT502.00	$0.45 IRR19,110	-52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 KZT268.80	$1.08 IRR45,676	+111.2%
Average			-4.8%

Astana vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Astana	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 KZT269.89	$0.53 IRR22,521	+3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.84 KZT2,534.51	$1.83 IRR76,998	-62.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 KZT2,253.87	$2.32 IRR97,804	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 KZT864.90	$1.26 IRR53,083	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 KZT1,172.08	$1.84 IRR77,629	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT303.62	$0.46 IRR19,224	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT450.73	$0.70 IRR29,499	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 KZT496.58	$0.42 IRR17,768	-55.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT441.53	$0.32 IRR13,342	-62.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT120.37	$0.24 IRR10,202	+5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT103.32	$0.26 IRR11,090	+33.4%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 77.1% more for transportation

	Astana	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 KZT978.87	$2.76 IRR116,045	+47.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.15 KZT7,923.70	$10.00 IRR421,000	-34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,193.94 KZT10,564,938.57	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	+345.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.86 KZT3,063.83	$2.90 IRR122,090	-50.5%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 27.6% less for housing

	Astana	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.70 KZT6,646.26	$6.79 IRR285,943	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.50 KZT242,490.49	$489.72 IRR20,617,182	+5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$333.20 KZT174,321.49	$339.71 IRR14,301,654	+2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 KZT22,063.58	$11.89 IRR500,559	-71.8%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 58.4% less for childcare

	Astana	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.18 KZT118,855.56	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	-45.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,062.07 KZT3,171,513.29	$1,753.32 IRR73,814,695	-71.1%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KZT633.90	$0.80 IRR33,680	-34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KZT1,132.23	$1.51 IRR63,412	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 KZT911.23	$2.50 IRR105,250	+43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.49 KZT29,033.26	$19.23 IRR809,593	-65.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 KZT2,641.23	$1.50 IRR63,150	-70.3%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 18.0% less for clothing

	Astana	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.02 KZT39,770.39	$36.21 IRR1,524,238	-52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 KZT22,488.23	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 KZT52,104.36	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	+38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.40 KZT47,819.69	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	-23.3%
Average			-18.0%

Astana vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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