Delhi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$205
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$348
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$214
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
29
😀 Quality of life
61
51
🏙️ Population
26.5M
846K

The cost of living in Delhi is 23% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8668th and 8958th ($507 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5790th and 6657th 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
$5.48
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.74
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2401
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.28
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360