Cost of living comparison
Iran is 18.3% cheaper than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,112.71
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,002.60
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT453.24
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT245.09
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT196.66
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,255.87
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,015.30
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT757.79
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,036.16
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT290.91
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT411.02
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT425.40
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT409.69
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.26
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.41
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT916.14
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,330.76
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,757,018.54
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,751.55
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,757.98
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT171,829.33
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,361.40
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,117.37
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT101,889.99
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,782,957.40
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT593.40
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT980.02
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT961.81
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,492.53
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,219.31
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,247.96
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,498.19
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,276.48
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,121.23
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
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