Kathmandu vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$134
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$889
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
47
48
🏙️ Population
846K
1.64M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 55% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8916th and 6043rd ($424 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Nepal and Russia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 6934th and 6891st 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
$1.97
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$5680

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$336
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$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952