Kathmandu vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$127
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$235
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
49
😀 Quality of life
51
56
🏙️ Population
846K
1.57M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 23% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8921st and 8247th ($427 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 Shiraz. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6559th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Shiraz

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Kathmandu Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$2133

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$350
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$293
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$328
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$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719