Ranked by estimated single-person monthly budget including rent
| # | City | Monthly budget | 1BR outside centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birendranagar Karṇālī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 2 | Kalaiyā Madhesh | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 3 | Galkot | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 4 | Shambhunāth Madhesh | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 5 | Hanumānnagar Madhesh | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 6 | Tinpiple Bāgmatī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 7 | Gaur Madhesh | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 8 | Bārhadashi̇̄ Province Number One | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 9 | Bhere Karṇālī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 10 | Musikoṭ-Khalaṅgā Karṇālī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 11 | Bāglung Gaṇḍakī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 12 | Shikharpur Bāgmatī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 13 | Pālpā Lumbinī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 14 | Siraha Madhesh | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 15 | Panauti Bāgmatī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 16 | Bidur Bāgmatī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 17 | Khā̃dbāri̇̄ Province Number One | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 18 | Malaṅgawā Madhesh | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 19 | Dakṣiṇkāli̇̄ Bāgmatī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 20 | Jaleshwar Madhesh | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 21 | Bhairi̇̄ Karṇālī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 22 | Dārma Karṇālī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 23 | Dadeldhurā Sudūrpashchim | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 24 | Barīkot Karṇālī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 25 | Īlām Province Number One | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 26 | Rājgaḍh Province Number One | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 27 | Rāmechhāp Bāgmatī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 28 | Iṭaharā Province Number One | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 29 | Bandipur Gaṇḍakī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 30 | Pragatinagar Gaṇḍakī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 31 | Libānggaon Lumbinī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 32 | Manahari Bāgmatī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 33 | Sarkeghāṭ Karṇālī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 34 | Haraiyā Madhesh | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 35 | Amritpur Lumbinī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 36 | Jumlā | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 37 | Kalaun Sudūrpashchim | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 38 | Bhimphedi Bāgmatī | ₨31,137 ($234) | ₨8,394 ($63.12) |
| 39 | Udaypur Gaḍhi̇̄ Province Number One | ₨32,247 ($242) | ₨8,746 ($65.76) |
| 40 | Pā̃chkhāl Bāgmatī | ₨32,247 ($242) | ₨8,746 ($65.76) |
| 41 | Sanwal Lumbinī | ₨32,247 ($242) | ₨8,746 ($65.76) |
| 42 | Bhaktapur Bāgmatī | ₨32,247 ($242) | ₨8,746 ($65.76) |
| 43 | Bhajani Sudūrpashchim | ₨32,247 ($242) | ₨8,746 ($65.76) |
| 44 | Jitpur Bāgmatī | ₨32,247 ($242) | ₨8,746 ($65.76) |
| 45 | Simraungaḍh Madhesh | ₨32,247 ($242) | ₨8,746 ($65.76) |
| 46 | Bardi̇̄bās Madhesh | ₨32,247 ($242) | ₨8,746 ($65.76) |
| 47 | Ratnapur Gaṇḍakī | ₨32,247 ($242) | ₨8,746 ($65.76) |
| 48 | Birāṭnagar Province Number One | ₨34,846 ($262) | ₨9,576 ($72.00) |
| 49 | Buḍhānilkanṭha Bāgmatī | ₨34,846 ($262) | ₨9,576 ($72.00) |
| 50 | Ghorāhī Lumbinī | ₨34,846 ($262) | ₨9,576 ($72.00) |