Kathmandu vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$131
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$686
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
28
61
😀 Quality of life
46
67
🏙️ Population
846K
1.99M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 42% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8918th and 6769th ($419 vs $727) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6495th and 3750th 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
$1.44
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$10220

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$341
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$294
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$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850