Kathmandu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$134
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1555
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
59
😀 Quality of life
47
80
🏙️ Population
846K
595K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 66% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8916th and 4631st ($424 vs $1254) 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 0.3 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 6934th and 657th 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
$1.97
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$18197

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391