Kathmandu vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$134
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$589
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
44
😀 Quality of life
47
64
🏙️ Population
846K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 55% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8916th and 6046th ($424 vs $935) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6934th and 5297th 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
$1.97
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$8817

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$263
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$295
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$303
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$293
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$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
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$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
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$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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$904
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$739
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$778
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$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
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$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
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$722
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$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
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$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
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$672