Kathmandu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$134
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2284
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
70
😀 Quality of life
47
78
🏙️ Population
846K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 74% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8916th and 3485th ($424 vs $1628) 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 0.3 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 6934th and 899th 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
$1.97
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$10912

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459