Jaipur vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jaipur Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$937
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$134
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$226
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$151
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$264
$148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
54
29
😀 Quality of life
59
47
🏙️ Population
3.07M
846K

The cost of living in Jaipur is 9% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8986th and 8916th ($384 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in India and Nepal, respectively. Check India vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jaipur compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Jaipur ranked 21st best city to live in India vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6031st and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jaipur vs Kathmandu

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Jaipur Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.6
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$149
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.6%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$826
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$427
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.97
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.45
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.9
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2059
$4078

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$245
106 km or 66 mi Sikar
$311
132 km or 82 mi Ajmer
$260
190 km or 118 mi Mathura
$276
193 km or 120 mi Kota
$309
207 km or 129 mi Gurgaon
$509
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwani
$326
213 km or 133 mi Bhilwara
$316
215 km or 134 mi Agra
$352
219 km or 136 mi Faridabad
$344
231 km or 144 mi Rohtak
$239
233 km or 145 mi Noida
$404
236 km or 146 mi Delhi
$479
243 km or 151 mi Aligarh
$286
244 km or 152 mi Gwalior
$339
247 km or 154 mi Ghaziabad
$368
249 km or 154 mi Hisar
$256
257 km or 160 mi Sonipat
$256
280 km or 174 mi Bikaner
$279
284 km or 176 mi Pali
$299
286 km or 178 mi Jodhpur
$312
293 km or 182 mi Meerut
$335
315 km or 196 mi Jhansi
$299
322 km or 200 mi Sambhal
$284
339 km or 211 mi Udaipur
$314
354 km or 220 mi Moradabad
$273
377 km or 234 mi Saharanpur
$270
385 km or 239 mi Bareilly
$271
408 km or 254 mi Ratlam
$283
413 km or 256 mi Patiala
$334
415 km or 258 mi Ujjain
$241
425 km or 264 mi Vidisha
$309
426 km or 265 mi Rishikesh
$369
433 km or 269 mi Dehradun
$395
434 km or 270 mi Chandigarh
$379
437 km or 271 mi Bhopal
$335
444 km or 276 mi Ludhiana
$391
446 km or 277 mi Kanpur
$308
467 km or 290 mi Indore
$346
475 km or 295 mi Burewala
$350

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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