Kathmandu vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1183
🏠 One person rent
$134
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$230
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
58
😀 Quality of life
47
62
🏙️ Population
846K
6.2M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 14% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8916th and 8694th ($424 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Nepal and India, respectively. Check Nepal vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Pune. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6934th and 5658th 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
$1.97
$4.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$22
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$33.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$7.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$1.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$9.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$2247

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$336
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$288
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$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$256
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$355
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$717
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$464
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$335
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$252
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$279
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$287
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$335
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$269
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$370
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$298
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$267
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$365
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$391
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$663
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$285
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$372
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$253
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$404
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$372
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$333
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$308
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$273
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$282
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$358
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$287
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$250
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$350
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$360
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$359
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$281
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$264
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$444
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$374
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$346