Kathmandu vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kathmandu | Medina | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kathmandu is 65% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8918th and 4439th ($419 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6495th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kathmandu vs Medina
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| Kathmandu | Medina | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 124 km or 77 mi | Janakpur | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Pokhara | |
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| 222 km or 138 mi | Gorakhpur | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Biratnagar | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Patna | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Saharsa | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Damak | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Purnia | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhagalpur | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Siliguri | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Gaya | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Jaunpur | |
| 355 km or 220 mi | Varanasi | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Raiganj | |
| 384 km or 239 mi |  Shigatse | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Mirzapur | |
| 400 km or 249 mi |  Paro | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Malda | |
| 411 km or 256 mi |  Saidpur | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Thimphu | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Allahabad | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Balurghat | |
| 443 km or 275 mi | Rangpur | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Lucknow | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Dhanbad | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Kulti | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Asansol | |
| 479 km or 298 mi | Dhangadhi | |
| 485 km or 301 mi | Ranchi | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Rajshahi | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Berhampore | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Durgapur | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bheemdatta | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bogra | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 168 km or 104 mi |  Yanbu | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Jeddah | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Mecca | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Ha'il | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Unaizah | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Tabuk | |
| 585 km or 363 mi | Bisha | |
| 593 km or 368 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Sakakah | |
| 650 km or 404 mi |  Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Hurghada | |
| 661 km or 411 mi | Bareq | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | El Gouna | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Dahab | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Aswan | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Luxor | |
| 717 km or 446 mi | Qena | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Riyadh | |
| 723 km or 449 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 729 km or 453 mi |  Eilat | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Ma'an | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Abha | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 810 km or 503 mi | Tafilah | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Sohag | |
| 839 km or 522 mi | Al-Karak | |
| 861 km or 535 mi | Dimona | |
| 870 km or 540 mi | Arad | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Beersheba | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Asyut | |
| 901 km or 560 mi |  Hebron | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Dura | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Ofakim | |
| 905 km or 562 mi | Rahat | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Amman | |
| 907 km or 564 mi | Najran | |
| 913 km or 567 mi | Bethlehem |