Kathmandu vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$127
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$516
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
51
61
🏙️ Population
846K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 51% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8921st and 6373rd ($427 vs $870) 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 0.6 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 6559th and 5856th 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
$1.76
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$6621

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$350
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$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
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$838
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$676
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$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600