Kathmandu vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$127
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$762
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
49
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
846K
1.64M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 47% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8921st and 6617th ($427 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6559th and 5603rd 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
$1.76
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$4627

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821