Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 24.6% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$1.47
NPR199.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$7.36
NPR996.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.46
NPR61.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.16
NPR21.91
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$0.57
NPR76.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$4.70
NPR636.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$3.17
NPR429.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$1.62
NPR220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$1.48
NPR200.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.09
NPR147.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.47
NPR63.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.52
NPR70.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.33
NPR44.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.22
NPR29.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.29
NPR39.67
|
|
pay 73.3% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$4.85
NPR657.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$9.94
NPR1,346.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,489,701.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$11.05
NPR1,496.57
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$10.42
NPR1,412.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$191.60
NPR25,958.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$102.03
NPR13,822.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$26.40
NPR3,576.36
|
|
pay 36.5% more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$91.89
NPR12,448.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$3,479.59
NPR471,418.65
|
|
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$2.58
NPR349.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$1.66
NPR224.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$2.95
NPR399.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$22.71
NPR3,076.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$3.31
NPR448.97
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$24.02
NPR3,254.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$31.19
NPR4,225.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$53.29
NPR7,220.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$37.76
NPR5,115.54
|
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