Kathmandu vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$147
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1689
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
69
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
846K
330K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 67% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8885th and 4220th ($443 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Nepal and Cyprus, respectively. Check Nepal vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6524th and 469th 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
$1.48
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$7504

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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
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$294
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$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
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$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591