Kathmandu vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$122
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$690
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
846K
1.08M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 44% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8958th and 7085th ($412 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Nepal and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6657th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Nur-Sultan

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Kathmandu Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$6043

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$285
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$284
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$395
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$281
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$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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537