Kathmandu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$122
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1020
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
846K
13.3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 74% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8958th and 3728th ($412 vs $1585) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6657th and 3206th 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
$1.72
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$17546

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$340
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$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
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$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791