Kathmandu vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$147
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
40
😀 Quality of life
45
48
🏙️ Population
846K
5.94M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 44% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8885th and 6501st ($443 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and India, respectively. Check Nepal vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 6524th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$1527

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$294
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$306
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$339
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$356
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$297
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$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
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$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
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$331
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$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
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$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
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$387
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$461
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$311
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$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
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Distance City Cost of living
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$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
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$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
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$406
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$519
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$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
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$347
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$295
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$312
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$304
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$409
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$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
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$335
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$367
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$321
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$368
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$348