Kathmandu vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$156
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
48
56
🏙️ Population
846K
1.25M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 24% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8752nd and 7706th ($455 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 10th in Russia, while ranked 6452nd and 5856th 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
$1.92
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$5.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$5368

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$355
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$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511