Bucharest vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$535
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
78
29
😀 Quality of life
84
51
🏙️ Population
1.72M
846K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 176% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4935th and 8958th ($1138 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Nepal, respectively. Check Romania vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 508th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kathmandu

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Bucharest Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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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