Kathmandu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$122
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1623
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
59
😀 Quality of life
51
81
🏙️ Population
846K
595K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 67% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8958th and 4678th ($412 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Riga. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6657th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Riga

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Kathmandu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$17597

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406