Kathmandu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$131
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$2731
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
72
😀 Quality of life
46
78
🏙️ Population
846K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 74% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8918th and 2911th ($419 vs $1637) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6495th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$10598

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$341
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$294
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
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$1828
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$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529