Cost of living comparison

Tehran, Iran

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 24.6% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 25.2% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 31.0% more in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 73.3% more in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 11.2% more in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 36.5% more in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.8% more in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 32.4% less in Kathmandu

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

Kathmandu vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.2% less for restaurants

	Tehran	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR169,000	$1.47 NPR201.60	-63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR211,250	$7.36 NPR1,007.01	+47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,178	$0.46 NPR62.42	+0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,839	$0.16 NPR22.13	-85.1%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

	Tehran	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,602	$0.57 NPR77.45	+5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR77,272	$4.70 NPR642.68	+156.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR98,152	$3.17 NPR434.23	+36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,272	$1.62 NPR222.34	+28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,906	$1.48 NPR202.32	-19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,293	$1.09 NPR148.83	+138.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,604	$0.47 NPR64.41	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,831	$0.52 NPR71.49	+23.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,390	$0.33 NPR44.82	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,238	$0.22 NPR29.76	-10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,130	$0.29 NPR40.08	+11.2%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 73.3% more for transportation

	Tehran	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,458	$4.85 NPR664.22	+76.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR422,500	$9.94 NPR1,360.82	-0.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	-63.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,525	$11.05 NPR1,512.02	+280.9%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 11.2% more for housing

	Tehran	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR286,962	$10.42 NPR1,426.73	+53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	$191.60 NPR26,226.88	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	$102.03 NPR13,965.21	-70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR502,342	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	+122.0%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 36.5% more for childcare

	Tehran	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	$91.89 NPR12,577.28	-25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	+98.5%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,800	$2.58 NPR352.81	+222.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,638	$1.66 NPR227.19	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,625	$2.95 NPR403.21	+17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR812,478	$22.71 NPR3,108.05	+18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,375	$3.31 NPR453.61	+120.9%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 32.4% less for clothing

	Tehran	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	$24.02 NPR3,287.68	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	$53.29 NPR7,294.85	-61.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	$37.76 NPR5,168.37	-46.1%
Average			-32.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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