Kathmandu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$147
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
846K
13M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 59% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8885th and 5091st ($443 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Russia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6524th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Moscow

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Kathmandu Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$11652

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$350
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$311
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$335
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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
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$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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$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
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$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541