Kathmandu vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$147
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$554
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
49
😀 Quality of life
45
58
🏙️ Population
846K
1.63M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 32% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8885th and 7298th ($443 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 Novosibirsk. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 6524th and 5501st 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
$1.48
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$3795

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585