Kathmandu vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$147
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
50
😀 Quality of life
45
48
🏙️ Population
846K
1.57M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 21% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8885th and 8203rd ($443 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th 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 0.4 months in Shiraz. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6524th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$2159

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$321
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$294
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$306
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$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
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$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
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$329
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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
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$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
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$1719
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$728
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$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705