Kathmandu vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$122
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$810
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
846K
1.2M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 56% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8958th and 6098th ($412 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6657th and 5641st 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
$1.72
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$4368

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$285
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$284
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$395
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$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
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$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811