Kathmandu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$131
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1303
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
61
😀 Quality of life
46
79
🏙️ Population
846K
605K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 62% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8918th and 4764th ($419 vs $1113) 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 6495th and 596th 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
$1.44
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$13840

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$341
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$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220