Kathmandu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Kathmandu Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1157
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$153
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$316
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$1034
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
48
75
🏙️ Population
846K
12.5M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 53% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8706th and 5879th ($443 vs $942) 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 1.1 months in Moscow. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6429th and 1190th 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
$2.89
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.42%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1989
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1043
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.85
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.94
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.05
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.7
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.67
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3255
$9208

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$403
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$328
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$290
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$336
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$343
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$298
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$378
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$330
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$365
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$294
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$261
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$289
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$291
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$347
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$303
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$359
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$326
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$811
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$384
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$463
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$316
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$327
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$401
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$523
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$318
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$352
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$390
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$359
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$304
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$298
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$342
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$306
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$306
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$310
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$340
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$325
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$443
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$344

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397