Kathmandu vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$147
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$676
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
28
23
😀 Quality of life
45
57
🏙️ Population
846K
1.37M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 46% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8885th and 6364th ($443 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Nepal and Turkey, respectively. Check Nepal vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 6524th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$11214

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$339
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$356
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$297
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$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
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$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
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$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
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$282
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$329
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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$672
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$606
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$728
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$647
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$602
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$591
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$485
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$1003
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$705
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$504
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$643
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$619
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$684
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$708
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$675
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$656
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$625
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$673
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$617
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$578
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$607
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$907
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$672
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$594
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$635
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$570
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$731
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$426
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$662
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$577
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$678
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$599
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$637
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$651
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$580
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$790
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$607