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Indore vs Kathmandu

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Under balanced weights Kathmandu edges it, 47 to 47, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Indore is stronger on nothing outright; Kathmandu on air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.9 of 47 points (scores 71/100)Safety: 6.1 of 47 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 47 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 6.8 of 47 points (scores 61/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 47 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 5.1 of 47 points (scores 46/100)Climate: 5.6 of 47 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 1.5 of 47 points (scores 13/100)Quality of life: 4.3 of 47 points (scores 39/100)47
Indore
out of 100

Winner of India's cleanliness survey since 2017, with a famous night food market

Full Indore profile →Hotels in India →
Cost of living: 8.4 of 47 points (scores 76/100)Safety: 6.6 of 47 points (scores 60/100)Healthcare: 5.9 of 47 points (scores 53/100)Internet: 6.5 of 47 points (scores 58/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 47 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 4.9 of 47 points (scores 44/100)Climate: 4.6 of 47 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 3.2 of 47 points (scores 29/100)Quality of life: 3.3 of 47 points (scores 30/100)47
Kathmandu
out of 100

Gateway to the Himalayas

Full Kathmandu profile →Where to stay in Kathmandu →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricIndoreKathmandu
Cost of living7176 ✓
Safety5560 ✓
Healthcare56 ✓53
Internet61 ✓58
Visa ease3234 ✓
Getting there & around46 ✓44
Climate50 ✓42
Air quality1329 ✓
Quality of life39 ✓30

Cost

MetricIndoreKathmandu
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$750$666 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricIndoreKathmandu
Homicides per 100k2.722.13 ✓
Political stability (0–100)5557.8 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)69 ✓58
Life expectancy67.3 yrs70 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricIndoreKathmandu
Download25.6 Mbps ✓17.1 Mbps
Upload6.9 Mbps16.2 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricIndoreKathmandu
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, EU passporte-visa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, UK passporte-visa requiredvisa on arrival ✓

Getting there and around

MetricIndoreKathmandu
Non-stop airport destinations2250 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricIndoreKathmandu
Comfortable months per year6 ✓5
Annual mean PM2.544 µg/m³37 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Indore or Kathmandu?
Kathmandu is cheaper: about $666 per month versus $750 for one person.
Is Indore or Kathmandu safer?
Kathmandu scores higher on safety (60 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Indore or Kathmandu?
Indore: a measured median of 25.6 Mbps versus 17.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.