Cost of living comparison

Kathmandu, Nepal

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 40.8% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 11.0% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 74.7% more in Tehran
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 71.2% more in Tehran

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Tehran are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Tehran. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Kathmandu, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR202.46	$4.00 IRR169,000	+171.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,011.30	$5.00 IRR211,250	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR62.69	$0.45 IRR19,178	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.23	$1.08 IRR45,839	+571.0%
Average			+177.5%

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

	Kathmandu	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 NPR77.78	$0.53 IRR22,602	-5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 NPR645.41	$1.83 IRR77,272	-61.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 NPR436.08	$2.32 IRR98,152	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 NPR223.29	$1.26 IRR53,272	-22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR203.18	$1.84 IRR77,906	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR149.46	$0.46 IRR19,293	-58.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR64.69	$0.70 IRR29,604	+48.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.79	$0.42 IRR17,831	-19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR45.02	$0.32 IRR13,390	-3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.88	$0.24 IRR10,238	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.26	$0.26 IRR11,130	-10.0%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR667.05	$2.76 IRR116,458	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.94 NPR1,366.62	$10.00 IRR422,500	+0.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,555,390.07	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	+171.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 NPR1,518.46	$2.90 IRR122,525	-73.7%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 74.7% more for housing

	Kathmandu	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,432.81	$6.79 IRR286,962	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.60 NPR26,338.59	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	+155.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.03 NPR14,024.70	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	+233.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,628.68	$11.89 IRR502,342	-55.0%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Kathmandu	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.89 NPR12,630.85	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	+34.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR478,315.96	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-49.6%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR354.31	$0.80 IRR33,800	-69.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR228.16	$1.51 IRR63,638	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR404.92	$2.50 IRR105,625	-15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.71 NPR3,121.29	$19.23 IRR812,478	-15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR455.54	$1.50 IRR63,375	-54.7%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 71.2% more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,301.68	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	+50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,287.43	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	-10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.29 NPR7,325.92	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	+159.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.76 NPR5,190.38	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	+85.6%
Average			+71.2%

Kathmandu vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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