Kathmandu vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$1237
🏠 One person rent
$127
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$490
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
58
😀 Quality of life
51
62
🏙️ Population
846K
5.95M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 17% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8921st and 8553rd ($427 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Nepal and India, respectively. Check Nepal vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6559th and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$2540

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$350
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$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
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$273
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$399
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$705
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$487
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$363
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$267
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$290
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$309
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$349
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$285
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$382
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$333
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$278
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$396
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$463
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$705
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$303
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$398
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$251
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$476
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$422
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$355
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$328
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$291
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$297
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$374
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$305
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$266
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$375
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$383
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$310
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$295
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$398
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$361