Kathmandu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$147
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
69
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
846K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 58% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8885th and 5350th ($443 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Nepal vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6524th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$7369

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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
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$337
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$331
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$316
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$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
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$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
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$298
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$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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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
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$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
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$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
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$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
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$737
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$624
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$985
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$685
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$668