Isfahan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1720
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$271
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.6
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
28
😀 Quality of life
47
45
🏙️ Population
1.96M
846K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 33% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7921st and 8885th ($588 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Iran and Nepal, respectively. Check Iran vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6374th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.42
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.38%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$621
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.11
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$559
$4063

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$564
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$554
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$545
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$527
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$575
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$490
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$489
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$472
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$462
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$518
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$507
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$577
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$559
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$542
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$673
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$513
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$588
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$693
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$583
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$689
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$588
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$690
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$470
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$559
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$716
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$546
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$706
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$720
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$537
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$708
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$797
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$701
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$675
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$696
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$706
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$558
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$699

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
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$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330