Kathmandu vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$127
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$721
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
51
60
🏙️ Population
846K
1.2M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 52% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8921st and 6322nd ($427 vs $882) 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 0.6 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 6559th and 5937th 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
$1.76
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$6.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$3800

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$615
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$772
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$650
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$765
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$719
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$672
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$868
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$692
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$863
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$537
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$678
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$898
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$831
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$917
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$800
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1438
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$544
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$914
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$876
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$536
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$672
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$692
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$686
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$837
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$543
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$671
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$727
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$570
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$796
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$582
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$658
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$709
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$783
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$758