Kathmandu vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kathmandu Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$156
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$572
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
50
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
846K
1.08M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 62% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 8752nd and 4468th ($455 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Armenia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 6452nd and 4769th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kathmandu vs Yerevan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kathmandu vs Yerevan

Prices for goods and services in Kathmandu and Yerevan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kathmandu Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$2948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$9.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$7342

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

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

Cities near Yerevan

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$968
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$691
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$990
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$861
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$516
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$690
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$778
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$517
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$597
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$519
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$521
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$522
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$833
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$734
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$645
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1085
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$884
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$386
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$878
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$618
209 km or 130 mi Van
$499
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$750
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$419
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$719
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$546
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$561
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$732
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$542
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$1148
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$561
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$772
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$893
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$461
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$535
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$571
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$848
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$565