Cost of living comparison
Iran is 18.3% cheaper than Kazakhstan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.1% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 19.0% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 47.9% more in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 18.0% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 69.3% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 36.8% less in Iran
- Clothing
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pay 24.1% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Iran.
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
KZT4,167.78
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,042.80
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT459.31
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT248.37
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT199.29
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,286.07
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,042.28
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT767.94
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,050.03
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT294.80
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT416.52
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT431.09
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT415.17
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.77
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT100.75
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT928.41
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,428.91
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,901,034.60
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,788.39
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,835.07
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT174,129.80
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT125,012.97
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,359.93
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT103,254.11
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,820,215.92
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT601.34
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT993.14
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT974.69
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,740.11
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,249.03
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,719.86
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,786.01
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,922.81
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,658.38
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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