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
KZT4,326.01
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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