Kathmandu vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$147
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$266
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
45
60
🏙️ Population
846K
8.69M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 44% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8885th and 6443rd ($443 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6524th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Tehran

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Kathmandu Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$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
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564