Kathmandu vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1283
🏠 One person rent
$156
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$1223
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
57
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
846K
5.95M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 11% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8752nd and 8446th ($455 vs $510) 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 2.4 months in Pune. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6452nd and 5080th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$2481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$3.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$93.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$1763

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$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$400
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$391
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$706
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$482
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$315
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$359
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$352
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$379
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$345
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$345
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$361
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$301
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$431
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$497
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$809
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$359
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$376
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$508
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$433
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$361
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$342
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$296
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$375
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$399
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$360
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$358
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$385
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$396
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$350
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$325
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$369
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$406
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$390