Cost of living comparison

Kathmandu, Nepal

compared to

Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 86.3% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 28.4% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Kiev

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Kiev are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Kiev. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Kathmandu, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR204.70	$7.22 UAH298.96	+390.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,022.45	$6.02 UAH249.14	-18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR63.38	$0.62 UAH25.67	+36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.47	$0.40 UAH16.71	+149.7%
Average			+139.5%

Kathmandu vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.4% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 NPR78.64	$0.76 UAH31.34	+33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 NPR652.53	$4.34 UAH179.57	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 NPR440.89	$4.03 UAH166.63	+26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 NPR225.75	$1.57 UAH64.91	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR205.42	$1.92 UAH79.60	+30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR151.11	$0.34 UAH13.96	-69.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR65.40	$0.70 UAH29.07	+49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR72.58	$0.72 UAH29.61	+37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR45.51	$0.91 UAH37.48	+176.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR30.21	$0.29 UAH11.95	+32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.70	$0.31 UAH12.79	+5.6%
Average			+28.4%

Kathmandu vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Kathmandu	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR674.41	$5.14 UAH212.91	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.94 NPR1,381.70	$9.39 UAH388.65	-5.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,605,650.29	$30,545.46 UAH1,264,113.43	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 NPR1,535.22	$4.48 UAH185.36	-59.5%
Average			-16.7%

Kathmandu vs. Kiev - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,448.61	$5.76 UAH238.26	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.60 NPR26,629.19	$582.58 UAH24,109.77	+204.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.03 NPR14,179.43	$351.09 UAH14,529.57	+244.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,668.72	$74.50 UAH3,083.03	+182.2%
Average			+146.4%

Kathmandu vs. Kiev - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.89 NPR12,770.21	$373.81 UAH15,470.13	+306.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR483,593.28	$7,372.61 UAH305,112.83	+111.9%
Average			+209.4%

Kathmandu vs. Kiev - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR358.22	$1.20 UAH49.83	-53.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR230.68	$1.45 UAH60.15	-12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR409.39	$2.38 UAH98.66	-19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.71 NPR3,155.72	$25.96 UAH1,074.47	+14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR460.57	$4.82 UAH199.31	+45.3%
Average			-5.0%

Kathmandu vs. Kiev - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,338.11	$66.82 UAH2,765.22	+178.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,334.73	$37.62 UAH1,557.06	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.29 NPR7,406.75	$91.04 UAH3,767.70	+70.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.76 NPR5,247.65	$90.26 UAH3,735.31	+139.0%
Average			+102.1%

Kathmandu vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Kathmandu vs.

Ankara

Kathmandu vs.

Cairo

Kathmandu vs.

Reykjavik

Kathmandu vs.

Athens

Kathmandu vs.

Vienna

Kathmandu vs.

Warsaw

Kathmandu vs.

Berlin

Kathmandu vs.

Washington

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Nepal vs. Ukraine. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Nepal and Ukraine.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Kathmandu

Add prices for Kiev

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kiev or Kathmandu. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.