Kathmandu vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$122
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
51
56
🏙️ Population
846K
3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 17% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8958th and 8726th ($412 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6657th and 6291st 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
$1.72
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$627

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$284
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$395
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$281
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
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$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
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$639