Gujranwala vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gujranwala	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$308	$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$744	$1077
🏠 One person rent	$103	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$162	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$122	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$238
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	43	28
😀 Quality of life	26	46
🏙️ Population	2.03M	846K

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 27% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 9184th and 8918th ($308 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Pakistan and Nepal, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 8475th and 6495th 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	$1.62	$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.21	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.6	$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35	$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$61.5	$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.3	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.64%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$783	$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$590	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.94	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.56	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$6.38	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.03	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.4	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.9	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$850	$3409

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321

Cities near Kathmandu

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