Kathmandu vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$122
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
85
😀 Quality of life
51
70
🏙️ Population
846K
5.65M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 62% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8958th and 5142nd ($412 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Nepal and Russia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6657th and 3923rd 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
$1.72
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$12085

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$340
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$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606