Kathmandu vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$156
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$605
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
48
60
🏙️ Population
846K
1.47M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 33% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8752nd and 6984th ($455 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Nepal and Russia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 6452nd and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Yekaterinburg

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Kathmandu Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.77
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632