Kathmandu vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$131
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$388
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
60
😀 Quality of life
46
56
🏙️ Population
846K
1.42M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 17% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8918th and 8600th ($419 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Nepal and Ukraine, respectively. Check Nepal vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6495th and 5713th 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
$1.44
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$85
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$5.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
17.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$3129

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$282
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$312
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$308
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$309
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$900
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$329
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$459
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$308
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$296
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$422
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$314
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$307
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$296
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$366
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$293
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$300
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$299
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$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
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$274
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$304
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$370
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$552
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$490
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$486
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$586
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$434
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$473
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$490
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$718
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$550
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$605
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$444
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$611
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$536
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$534
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$459
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$574
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$448
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$455
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$486
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$505
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$513
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$507
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$550
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$494
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$430
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$513
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$433
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$571
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$683
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$617
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$850
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$454
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$440
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$400
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$433
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$561
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$538
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$549