Kathmandu vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$147
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$408
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
45
55
🏙️ Population
846K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 51% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8885th and 6109th ($443 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Mongolia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6524th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Ulaanbaatar

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Kathmandu Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$7750

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$321
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$294
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$306
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$339
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$356
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$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$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
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$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
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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$875
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$568
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$741
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$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
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$760
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$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
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$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594