Kathmandu vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1330
🏠 One person rent
$147
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1320
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
57
😀 Quality of life
45
61
🏙️ Population
846K
5.95M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 15% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8885th and 8532nd ($443 vs $519) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 2.5 months in Pune. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 6524th and 5075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$1727

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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
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$312
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$396
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$484
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$288
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$310
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$332
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$406
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$294
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$394
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$348
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$284
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$409
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$491
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$785
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$357
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$402
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$488
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$429
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$357
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$335
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$297
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$304
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$406
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$364
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$279
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$391
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$399
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$382
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$283
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$325
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$488
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$414
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$379