Kathmandu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$147
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
61
😀 Quality of life
45
79
🏙️ Population
846K
605K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 62% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8885th and 4672nd ($443 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Latvia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6524th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$13962

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363