Delhi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$210
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$231
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
28
😀 Quality of life
63
45
🏙️ Population
26.5M
846K

The cost of living in Delhi is 14% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8647th and 8885th ($505 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in India and Nepal, respectively. Check India vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4744th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Kathmandu

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Delhi Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360

Cities near Kathmandu

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