Bishkek vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$409
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
29
😀 Quality of life
56
51
🏙️ Population
1.19M
846K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 84% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6948th and 8958th ($757 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Nepal, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6280th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kathmandu

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Bishkek Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360