Kathmandu vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$147
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
45
50
🏙️ Population
846K
3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 18% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8885th and 8365th ($443 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Nepal and Iran, respectively. Check Nepal vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6524th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$612

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$297
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$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
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$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
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$331
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$316
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$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
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$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
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$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
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
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$329
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Distance City Cost of living
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$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
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$673
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$693
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$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
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$797