Kathmandu vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$134
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1894
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
72
😀 Quality of life
47
83
🏙️ Population
846K
56.8K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 72% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8916th and 4020th ($424 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Nepal and Cyprus, respectively. Check Nepal vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 6934th and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Nicosia

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Kathmandu Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$9567

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$336
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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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047