Kathmandu vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$122
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$415
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
58
😀 Quality of life
51
64
🏙️ Population
846K
5.95M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 18% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8958th and 8708th ($412 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.8 months in Pune. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6657th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Pune

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Kathmandu Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$2558

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$340
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$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$268
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$379
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$733
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$475
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$355
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$294
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$282
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$303
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$344
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$282
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$362
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$319
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$385
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$428
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$693
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$302
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$388
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$441
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$397
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$349
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$321
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$287
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$286
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$382
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$301
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$262
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$373
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$376
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$301
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$282
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$462
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$391
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$355