Kathmandu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$134
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$261
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
83
😀 Quality of life
47
68
🏙️ Population
846K
15.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 41% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8916th and 7177th ($424 vs $717) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6934th and 4560th 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
$1.97
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$4986

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$288
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$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281