Kathmandu vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$147
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
45
55
🏙️ Population
846K
1.21M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 31% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8885th and 7383rd ($443 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Nepal and Russia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 6524th and 5846th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Kathmandu Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$5245

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$350
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$311
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$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
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519