Kathmandu vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$134
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$252
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
47
56
🏙️ Population
846K
3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 12% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8916th and 8757th ($424 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Nepal and Iran, respectively. Check Nepal vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6934th and 6229th 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
$1.97
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$629

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$263
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
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$638