Kathmandu vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$131
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
71
😀 Quality of life
46
64
🏙️ Population
846K
2.95M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 51% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8918th and 6262nd ($419 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 6495th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$617
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$67.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$6.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
18.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$7184

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$323
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$292
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$317
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$300
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$282
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$312
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$299
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$297
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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
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
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$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
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$370
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$280
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Distance City Cost of living
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$454
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$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
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$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
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$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
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$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
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$552
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$517
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$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570