Kathmandu vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$974
🏠 One person rent
$122
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$310
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
40
😀 Quality of life
51
60
🏙️ Population
846K
5.94M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 41% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8958th and 7286th ($412 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and India, respectively. Check Nepal vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6657th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Surat

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Kathmandu Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$929

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$315
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$278
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$310
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$283
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$253
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$293
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$282
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$276
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$267
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$299
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$943
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$273
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$443
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$300
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$320
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$412
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$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
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$307
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$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
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$293
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$314
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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
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$366
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$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
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$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
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$310
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$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
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$344
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$502
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$297
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$324
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$355
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$257
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$326
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$284
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$268
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$286
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$385
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$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
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$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
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$303
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$321
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$360
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$296
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$326
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$319