Isfahan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$211
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
28
😀 Quality of life
48
46
🏙️ Population
1.96M
846K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 25% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8454th and 8918th ($523 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd 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 6375th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$0.88
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.5%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.99
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.2
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$594
$3409

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$510
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$507
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$502
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$502
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$397
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$562
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$525
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$529
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$488
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$455
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$536
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$573
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$562
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$574
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$651
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$505
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$583
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$681
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$577
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$680
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$597
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$675
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$469
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$554
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$700
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$563
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$697
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$710
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$557
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$698
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$788
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$693
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$665
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$684
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$698
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$589
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$688

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$341
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$294
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$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
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$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
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$274
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$304
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$292
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$370
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$280
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$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361