Kathmandu vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$127
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
51
57
🏙️ Population
846K
3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 15% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8921st and 8663rd ($427 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6559th and 6167th 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
$1.76
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$623

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$293
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$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
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$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
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
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$684