Kathmandu vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$122
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$848
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
51
61
🏙️ Population
846K
1.64M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 53% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8958th and 6431st ($412 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 6657th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Novosibirsk

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Kathmandu Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$4901

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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891