Kathmandu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$122
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
83
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
846K
15.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 44% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8958th and 7076th ($412 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and India, respectively. Check Nepal vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6657th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Mumbai

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Kathmandu Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$4412

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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301