Jaipur vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jaipur Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$382
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$940
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$125
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$213
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$214
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
54
29
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
3.07M
846K

The cost of living in Jaipur is 7% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 9007th and 8958th ($382 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in India and Nepal, respectively. Check India vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jaipur compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Jaipur ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6016th and 6657th 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
$3.29
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.45
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.7
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.91%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.02
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.29
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.8
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.98
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.1
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1796
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
104 km or 64 mi Alwar
$256
106 km or 66 mi Sikar
$325
132 km or 82 mi Ajmer
$269
190 km or 118 mi Mathura
$289
193 km or 120 mi Kota
$326
207 km or 129 mi Gurgaon
$519
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwani
$325
213 km or 133 mi Bhilwara
$331
215 km or 134 mi Agra
$375
219 km or 136 mi Faridabad
$362
231 km or 144 mi Rohtak
$250
233 km or 145 mi Noida
$423
236 km or 146 mi Delhi
$507
243 km or 151 mi Aligarh
$299
244 km or 152 mi Gwalior
$330
247 km or 154 mi Ghaziabad
$382
249 km or 154 mi Hisar
$263
257 km or 160 mi Sonipat
$263
280 km or 174 mi Bikaner
$289
284 km or 176 mi Pali
$317
286 km or 178 mi Jodhpur
$330
293 km or 182 mi Meerut
$337
315 km or 196 mi Jhansi
$331
322 km or 200 mi Sambhal
$296
339 km or 211 mi Udaipur
$326
354 km or 220 mi Moradabad
$283
377 km or 234 mi Saharanpur
$285
385 km or 239 mi Bareilly
$287
408 km or 254 mi Ratlam
$297
413 km or 256 mi Patiala
$352
415 km or 258 mi Ujjain
$257
425 km or 264 mi Vidisha
$329
426 km or 265 mi Rishikesh
$374
433 km or 269 mi Dehradun
$383
434 km or 270 mi Chandigarh
$379
437 km or 271 mi Bhopal
$360
444 km or 276 mi Ludhiana
$414
446 km or 277 mi Kanpur
$314
467 km or 290 mi Indore
$355
475 km or 295 mi Burewala
$351

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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