Kathmandu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
47
72
🏙️ Population
846K
13.3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 75% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8916th and 3277th ($424 vs $1678) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6934th and 2774th 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
$1.97
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$20160

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$336
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$288
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124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
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$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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749