Kathmandu vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$122
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
44
😀 Quality of life
51
62
🏙️ Population
846K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 56% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8958th and 6169th ($412 vs $927) 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 6657th and 5662nd 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
$1.72
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$7641

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$284
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$281
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$295
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$315
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$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
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$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
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$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$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
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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$903
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$722
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$771
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$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
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$567
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$426
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$709
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$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
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$1044
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$454
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$635