Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 25.6% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$1.87
NPR249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$6.74
NPR899.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
$0.50
NPR67.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
$0.56
NPR75.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
$4.47
NPR597.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
$3.24
NPR431.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
$1.56
NPR208.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
$1.43
NPR191.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
$1.13
NPR151.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
$0.33
NPR43.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
pay 65.1% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
$4.97
NPR663.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
$8.98
NPR1,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,856.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.62
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
$205.38
NPR27,414.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
$120.20
NPR16,045.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
$29.53
NPR3,942.25
|
|
pay 20.4% more for childcare
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
$92.91
NPR12,402.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,905.00
|
|
pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
$2.62
NPR349.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
$1.66
NPR221.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
$2.99
NPR399.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
$24.50
NPR3,269.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
$3.37
NPR449.59
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
$35.76
NPR4,773.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
$39.52
NPR5,275.91
|
|
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