Kathmandu vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$122
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
61
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
846K
1.42M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 18% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8958th and 8722nd ($412 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Nepal and Ukraine, respectively. Check Nepal vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6657th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kharkiv

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Kathmandu Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$2953

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$315
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$308
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$278
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$310
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$283
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$253
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$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
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$276
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$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
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$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
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$412
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$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
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$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
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$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
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$757
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$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
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$705
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$597
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$686
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$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
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$893
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$759
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$882
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$487
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$545
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$534
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$414
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$680
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$905
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$637
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$759
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$562