Kathmandu vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$147
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$591
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
45
64
🏙️ Population
846K
1.08M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 43% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8885th and 6525th ($443 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6524th and 4508th 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
$1.48
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$5.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$6243

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$350
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$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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595