Kathmandu vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$131	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$1519
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	70
😀 Quality of life	46	81
🏙️ Population	846K	330K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 68% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8918th and 4211th ($419 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nepal and Cyprus, respectively. Check Nepal vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 6495th and 494th 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	$1.44	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$6962

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647