Bucharest vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$525
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
28
😀 Quality of life
81
51
🏙️ Population
1.72M
846K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 161% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4913th and 8921st ($1116 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 646th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$3066

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348