Kathmandu vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$131
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$216
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
46
50
🏙️ Population
846K
3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 17% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8918th and 8574th ($419 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in Nepal and Iran, respectively. Check Nepal vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6495th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Mashhad

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Kathmandu Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$618

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$323
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$292
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$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
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$282
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$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
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$297
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$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
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$900
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$329
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$459
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$308
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$296
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$422
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$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
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
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Distance City Cost of living
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$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
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$680
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$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
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$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
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$710
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$788