Jaipur vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jaipur Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$395
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1043
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$139
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$149
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$574
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
28
😀 Quality of life
53
45
🏙️ Population
3.07M
846K

The cost of living in Jaipur is 11% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8992nd and 8885th ($395 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in India and Nepal, respectively. Check India vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jaipur compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Jaipur ranked 20th best city to live in India vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6052nd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jaipur Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$1.35
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.1
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$349
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.95
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.73%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1165
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$459
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.68
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.31
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.76
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.15
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1180
$4063

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104 km or 64 mi Alwar
$303
106 km or 66 mi Sikar
$371
132 km or 82 mi Ajmer
$299
190 km or 118 mi Mathura
$292
193 km or 120 mi Kota
$368
207 km or 129 mi Gurgaon
$533
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwani
$328
213 km or 133 mi Bhilwara
$360
215 km or 134 mi Agra
$360
219 km or 136 mi Faridabad
$383
231 km or 144 mi Rohtak
$280
233 km or 145 mi Noida
$445
236 km or 146 mi Delhi
$505
243 km or 151 mi Aligarh
$288
244 km or 152 mi Gwalior
$339
247 km or 154 mi Ghaziabad
$391
249 km or 154 mi Hisar
$252
257 km or 160 mi Sonipat
$275
280 km or 174 mi Bikaner
$268
284 km or 176 mi Pali
$338
286 km or 178 mi Jodhpur
$375
293 km or 182 mi Meerut
$351
315 km or 196 mi Jhansi
$373
322 km or 200 mi Sambhal
$319
339 km or 211 mi Udaipur
$347
354 km or 220 mi Moradabad
$325
377 km or 234 mi Saharanpur
$284
385 km or 239 mi Bareilly
$299
408 km or 254 mi Ratlam
$327
413 km or 256 mi Patiala
$358
415 km or 258 mi Ujjain
$285
425 km or 264 mi Vidisha
$337
426 km or 265 mi Rishikesh
$371
433 km or 269 mi Dehradun
$375
434 km or 270 mi Chandigarh
$397
437 km or 271 mi Bhopal
$367
444 km or 276 mi Ludhiana
$430
446 km or 277 mi Kanpur
$329
467 km or 290 mi Indore
$379
475 km or 295 mi Burewala
$360

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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