How expensive is Kathmandu compared to other cities?

Kathmandu ranks #534 out of 577 cities globally, cheaper than 92.4% of cities worldwide. The rent index is 4.4 and local purchasing power is 34.6.

What is the average rent in Kathmandu?

A 1-bedroom apartment in Kathmandu city centre costs approximately NPR 33,830 per month. Outside the centre, rent drops to NPR 15,593 (saving 54%). A 3-bedroom apartment in the centre costs around NPR 65,943.

Is Kathmandu affordable to live in?

Kathmandu is very affordable by global standards. Groceries are very affordable, restaurants are very affordable, and local purchasing power is very weak.

🇳🇵 Nepal · 2026

Lebenshaltungskosten in Kathmandu

Very affordable: günstiger als 92.4% aller Städte weltweit

Platz #534 von 577 Städten · Teurer als 7.5% der Städte weltweit

Very affordable

Lebenshaltungskosten

Very affordable

Miete

Very affordable

Lebensmittel

Very weak

Kaufkraft

Niedrigerer Index = erschwinglicher

Mietpreise in Kathmandu

Wohnung	Stadtzentrum	Außerhalb des Zentrums	Du sparst
1-Zimmer	NPR 33,830/mo ≈ $222	NPR 15,593/mo ≈ $103	54%
3-Zimmer	NPR 65,943/mo ≈ $434	NPR 30,323/mo ≈ $199	54%

Numbeo · 2026-10-02

Multi-Source Comparison

★★ Medium Confidence

Kathmandu has a cost of living index of 15.5 (New York = 100, rent included), the average of 2 of 3 data sources. LivingCost is left out because it sits more than 15% away from the others.

15.5

Index

Sources

1.1

Gap between sources

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo

14.9

Expatistan

16.0

LivingCost

10.2

left out

ShouldIMove price index

No data

ShouldIMove price index: our own basket of real item prices plus rent.

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Kostenindizes

Lebenshaltungskosten

15.5 Very affordable

Miete

4.4 Very affordable

Lebensmittel

24.4 Very affordable

Restaurants

21.2 Very affordable

Kaufkraft

34.6 Very weak

Leben in Kathmandu: Was dich erwartet

Kathmandu ist very affordable nach globalen Maßstäben (Platz #534 von 577 Städten), günstiger als 92.4% aller Städte weltweit.

Lebensmittel sind very affordable, während Essen gehen very affordable ist. Rent bietet das beste Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, während Groceries am teuersten ist.

Die lokale Kaufkraft ist begrenzt: Einwohner können sich weniger Waren und Dienstleistungen leisten als in den meisten Städten.