Bucharest vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$496
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
28
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
1.72M
846K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 134% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5404th and 8885th ($1036 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Nepal, respectively. Check Romania vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 642nd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$4063

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330