Kathmandu vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$134
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
47
63
🏙️ Population
846K
1.2M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8916th and 5192nd ($424 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Nepal and Russia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6934th and 5476th 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
$1.97
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$5021

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$336
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$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$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
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873