Gujranwala vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$1087
🏠 One person rent	$98	$127
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$214
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$253
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	43	28
😀 Quality of life	30	51
🏙️ Population	2.03M	846K

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 29% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 9199th and 8921st ($302 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Pakistan and Nepal, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 8772nd and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Kathmandu

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	Gujranwala	Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$3066

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

Cities near Kathmandu

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