Delhi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$192
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$148
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
29
😀 Quality of life
62
47
🏙️ Population
26.5M
846K

The cost of living in Delhi is 13% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8767th and 8916th ($479 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in India and Nepal, respectively. Check India vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5583rd and 6934th 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
$4.69
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339