Kathmandu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$122
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
70
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
846K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 75% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8958th and 3529th ($412 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6657th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Riyadh

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Kathmandu Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$9443

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$340
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$285
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
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$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487