Kathmandu vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$147
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$529
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
70
😀 Quality of life
45
64
🏙️ Population
846K
2.95M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 44% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8885th and 6450th ($443 vs $795) 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 6524th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$7166

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$303
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$268
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$314
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$337
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$331
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$316
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$312
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$930
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$365
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$455
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$311
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$293
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$387
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$461
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$311
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$298
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$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
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$279
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$309
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$288
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$379
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$282
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Distance City Cost of living
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$420
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$422
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$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
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$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
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$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
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$457
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$873
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$451
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$516
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$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563