Kathmandu vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$127
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$434
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
61
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
846K
1.42M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 16% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8921st and 8604th ($427 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6559th and 5547th 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
$1.76
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$3156

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$321
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$320
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$281
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$316
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$284
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$257
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$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
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$279
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$273
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$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
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$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
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$297
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$311
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$420
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$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
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$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
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$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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$718
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$479
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$496
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$639
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$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
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$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
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$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
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$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
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$539
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$545
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$665
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$570
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$629
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$516
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$652
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$851
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$718
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$879
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$497
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$475
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$516
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$420
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$672
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$837
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$582
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$709
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$586