Cost of living comparison
Iran is 30.5% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 63.8% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 52.3% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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