Kathmandu vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$122
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$632
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
59
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
846K
2M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 51% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8958th and 6618th ($412 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Belarus, respectively. Check Nepal vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6657th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Minsk

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Kathmandu Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$12897

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$340
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$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882