Bucharest vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$474
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
28
😀 Quality of life
79
46
🏙️ Population
1.72M
846K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 136% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5565th and 8918th ($988 vs $419) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 645th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$3409

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361