Kathmandu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$147
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
71
😀 Quality of life
45
77
🏙️ Population
846K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 72% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8885th and 3292nd ($443 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6524th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$10359

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$311
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
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$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489