Kathmandu vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$147
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
20
😀 Quality of life
45
67
🏙️ Population
846K
1.41M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 48% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8885th and 6257th ($443 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Nepal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6524th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$7706

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$350
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$311
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$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$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
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
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$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934