Make it a trip · Kathmandu, Nepal
What Kathmandu costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Thamel.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Arriving
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Tourist visa on arrival, 15 days Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, IE, NL, DE, FR, SG passports.
30 days cost 50 USD, 90 days 125 USD. Pay in US dollar cash at Kathmandu airport.
Source: In Your Pocket, Nepal visa guide (2026)
US$30 -
Pathao or inDrive from the airport to Thamel, from Many reports
Usually 300 to 500 NPR. Book in the app outside the terminal. Prepaid taxis cost 700 to 1,200 NPR.
Source: AirConnect, Kathmandu airport transport (2026-07)
Rs 300 Book an airport pickup
Getting around
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Local bus or microbus ride Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Kathmandu (2026-06)
US$0.20
Eating and drinking
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Lunch menu at a cheap restaurant Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Kathmandu (2026-06)
US$2 -
US$6.60
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Dinner for two at a restaurant Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Kathmandu (2026-06)
US$19.90 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Kathmandu (2026-06)
US$1.80 -
Beer at a pub, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Kathmandu (2026-06)
US$2.90
At the supermarket
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Water, 1 litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Kathmandu (2026-06)
US$0.20 -
Coca-Cola at a restaurant, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Kathmandu (2026-06)
US$0.60 -
Beer from a shop, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Kathmandu (2026-06)
US$2.40
Doing
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Kathmandu Durbar Square Many reports
Foreign visitor. Includes the Tribhuvan Museum.
Source: In Your Pocket, Kathmandu Valley UNESCO sites (2026)
Rs 1,000 Get tickets -
Pashupatinath Temple Many reports
Foreign visitor. Swayambhunath costs 200 NPR and Boudhanath 400 NPR.
Source: In Your Pocket, Kathmandu Valley UNESCO sites (2026)
Rs 1,000 Get tickets -
Bhaktapur Durbar Square Many reports
Foreign visitor, valid over several consecutive days. Children under 10 enter free.
Source: In Your Pocket, Kathmandu Valley UNESCO sites (2026)
Rs 1,800 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed Range
Middle half of 20 central hostels on Hostelworld, 30 Oct 2026. The cheapest bed was 340 NPR. Weekends and peak season cost more.
Source: Hostelworld, Kathmandu hostels (2026-10)
Rs 630 to Rs 1,100 Find a hostel
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