Kathmandu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$147
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
82
😀 Quality of life
45
64
🏙️ Population
846K
15.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 38% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8885th and 6838th ($443 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6524th and 4476th 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
$1.48
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$2724

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283