Isfahan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1279
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$206
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
28
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
1.96M
846K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 17% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8682nd and 8921st ($501 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 1st in Iran and Nepal, respectively. Check Iran vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6324th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$0.75
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.15
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.52
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.93%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$610
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$3066

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$488
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$484
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$476
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$470
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$515
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$459
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$463
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$538
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$508
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$483
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$545
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$530
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$503
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$588
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$494
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$566
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$607
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$560
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$604
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$611
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$457
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$540
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$623
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$530
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$624
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$622
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$503
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$635
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$684
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$641
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$598
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$637
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$638
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$553
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
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$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
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$287
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$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348