Kathmandu vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$156
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$520
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
70
😀 Quality of life
48
65
🏙️ Population
846K
2.95M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 40% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8752nd and 6536th ($455 vs $760) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 6452nd and 4566th 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
$1.92
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$7179

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$342
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$335
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$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
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$343
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$291
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$329
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$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
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$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
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$452
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$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
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$315
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$301
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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
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$439
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$490
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$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528