Kathmandu vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$134
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1337
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
23
😀 Quality of life
47
69
🏙️ Population
846K
1.41M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 64% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8916th and 4843rd ($424 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Nepal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6934th and 4103rd 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
$1.97
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$5520

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$287
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$386
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$263
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
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$791
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$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
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$1077