Kathmandu vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$122
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$440
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
73
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
846K
2.95M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 53% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8958th and 6441st ($412 vs $882) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6657th and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kyiv

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Kathmandu Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$9101

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$284
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$295
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628