Kathmandu vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$134
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
47
😀 Quality of life
47
41
🏙️ Population
846K
1.57M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 16% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8916th and 8645th ($424 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 0.4 months in Shiraz. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 6934th and 7725th 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
$1.97
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$2115

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$263
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$295
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$303
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$293
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694