Kathmandu vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$122
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1925
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
59
😀 Quality of life
51
84
🏙️ Population
846K
581K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 72% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 8958th and 4193rd ($412 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Lithuania, respectively. Check Nepal vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6657th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$10967

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$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

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$890
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$907
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1279
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$1003
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$947
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$1012
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$399
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$952
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1133
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$836
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$568
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$1001
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$912
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1184
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$628
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1214
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$908
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$853
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1027
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$903
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1062
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1423
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1106
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$484
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1188
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$919
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$589
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$450
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$335
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$944
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1343
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1060
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$622
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1028
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1262
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$994
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1068
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1569