Kathmandu vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$134
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$692
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
59
😀 Quality of life
47
68
🏙️ Population
846K
2M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 54% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8916th and 6121st ($424 vs $924) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6934th and 4446th 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
$1.97
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$14758

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$336
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$288
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$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853