Cost of living comparison
Astana is 57.9% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Astana instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
|
pay 54.6% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
|
pay 19.8% more for housing
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
|
pay 74.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
|
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