Kathmandu vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$156
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$626
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
846K
1.08M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 44% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8752nd and 6335th ($455 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6452nd and 4845th 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
$1.92
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$8086

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$390
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$345
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$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
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$272
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$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651