Kathmandu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$127
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
61
😀 Quality of life
51
82
🏙️ Population
846K
605K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 66% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8921st and 4556th ($427 vs $1270) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6559th and 625th 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
$1.76
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$16726

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383