Kathmandu vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$134
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1316
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
85
😀 Quality of life
47
71
🏙️ Population
846K
5.65M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 63% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8916th and 4898th ($424 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nepal and Russia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6934th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Saint Petersburg

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Kathmandu Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$13865

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$336
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$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597