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Cost of Living in Pokhara

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power

inverter

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I stayed in Pokhara for a few months and it is a friendly place with a good music scene. there are plenty of amazing trekking opportunities around in the Himalayas. the people are very friendly and it's easy to make friends. Lots of travelers here are smoking weed, it seems to be pretty legal here. internet speeds are good (probably 15 up and down on average but I stayed in one place that was hitting 30) but power cuts are frequent in the summer (monsoon) months. Many hotels, guest houses, airbnbs are fitted with an inverter to combat this (which basically means one or two sockets and lights in the place will still work during a power cut, so make sure your place has an inverter and your modem is plugged into one of the working sockets. No co-working spaces available in Pokhara at this time. Overall I'd definitely recommend it but the inverter is a must! If you are doing research about Pokhara and you are worried about load shedding, rest assured it doesn't happen anymore (just be aware of the power outages in the monsoon months).

6 years ago

✅ Very cheap to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse

❌ Not very democratic

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Quality of education is low

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ Marijuana is illegal

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

13°C / 55°F cool

9°C / 48°F cold

19°C / 66°F mild

16°C / 61°F cool

22°C / 72°F mild

24°C / 75°F warm

22°C / 72°F mild

13°C / 55°F cool

14°C / 57°F cool

Real (median)

13°C / 55°F
cool

9°C / 48°F
cold

19°C / 66°F
mild

16°C / 61°F
cool

22°C / 71°F
mild

24°C / 74°F
warm

22°C / 71°F
mild

13°C / 55°F
cool

14°C / 57°F
cool

Humidity

nice
54%

nice
44%

nice
32%

too dry
27%

nice
65%

nice
79%

nice
83%

nice
78%

nice
71%

nice
59%

nice
47%

Most common

Rain

dry
6mm

dry
10mm

dry
15mm

dry
22mm

rainy
261mm

rainy
444mm

rainy
411mm

rainy
424mm

rainy
271mm

rainy
189mm

dry
7mm

dry
41mm

Cloud

pockets
21%

pockets
16%

pockets
17%

pockets
41%

pockets
44%

pockets
47%

pockets
49%

pockets
41%

pockets
25%

pockets
28%

pockets
19%

Air quality

bad
121 US AQI

clean
40* US AQI

okay
89 US AQI

okay
86 US AQI

okay
87 US AQI

clean
49 US AQI

clean
21 US AQI

clean
27 US AQI

clean
40 US AQI

okay
80 US AQI

bad
102 US AQI

bad
126 US AQI

Sun

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
10 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

Remote workers

250 people

371 people

467 people

440 people

400 people

300 people

600 people

200 people

286 people

333 people

450 people

200 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Kathmandu

Nepal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° AQI 140 😷

✈️11min

$980 / mo

6 Mbps

Patna

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 42° 108° 40° 103° 🥵

✈️25min

$926 / mo

7 Mbps

Lucknow

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 41° 106° 38° 101° 🥵

✈️27min

$1,093 / mo

9 Mbps

Varanasi

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 42° 108° 40° 105° 🥵

✈️27min

$990 / mo

8 Mbps

Allahabad

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 43° 109° 40° 104° 🥵

✈️30min

$1,275 / mo

8 Mbps

Kanpur

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 42° 108° 38° 101° 🥵 AQI 152 😷

✈️34min

$921 / mo

9 Mbps

Bareilly

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 41° 106° 37° 99° 🥵

✈️36min

$904 / mo

8 Mbps

Moradabad

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 41° 106° 37° 99° 🥵

✈️42min

$840 / mo

9 Mbps

Dhanbad

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 41° 106° 40° 104° 🥵

✈️44min

$1,085 / mo

8 Mbps

Ranchi

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 38° 100° 37° 98° 🥵

✈️44min

$1,058 / mo

8 Mbps

Thimphu

Bhutan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°

✈️45min

$1,729 / mo

7 Mbps

Asansol

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 42° 108° 41° 105° 🥵

✈️46min

$2,332 / mo

8 Mbps

Kathmandu

Nepal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° AQI 140 😷

✈️11min

$980 / mo

🌇 Also went here83 people

Delhi

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 42° 108° 39° 101° 🥵 AQI 232 😷

✈️53min

$1,256 / mo

🌇 Also went here35 people

Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 45° 113° 34° 94° 🥵 AQI 57 😷

✈️2h

$1,068 / mo

🌇 Also went here47 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 41° 106° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 52 😷

✈️3h

$1,529 / mo

🌇 Also went here61 people

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 36° 97° 31° 87° 🥵

✈️4h

$3,102 / mo

🌇 Also went here34 people

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 82° 🥵 AQI 59 😷

✈️4h

$1,410 / mo

🌇 Also went here43 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌦 Feels 36° 97° 30° 85° 🥵

✈️5h

$4,233 / mo

🌇 Also went here36 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 59 😷

✈️7h

$1,960 / mo

🌇 Also went here38 people

Ubud, Bali

Indonesia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 36° 97° 29° 83° 🥵 AQI 50

✈️7h

$2,165 / mo

🌇 Also went here40 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 27

✈️8h

$4,499 / mo

🌇 Also went here37 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 67° AQI 33

✈️9h

$6,000 / mo

🌇 Also went here38 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 52 😷

✈️9h

$5,345 / mo

🌇 Also went here43 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 57 😷

✈️10h

$5,956 / mo

🌇 Also went here38 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 38

✈️11h

$3,943 / mo

🌇 Also went here32 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°

✈️16h

$7,114 / mo

🌇 Also went here33 people

200 remote workers in Pokhara now, of which 1+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	3.04/5 (Rank #24) 113 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😝 Cheap: $910 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 15Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 27°C81°F (feels 28°C82°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 51%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 54 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 39 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Okay
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🎓 Education level*	Low
⚡️ Power grid	Bad
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Bad
💰 Income level*	Very low: $60 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Okay
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Bad
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Okay
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	Nepal
🗓️ Average trip length	10 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	15 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 27°C 81°F + 😊 Comfy (51%) = feels 28°C 82°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 54 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 40 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Sarathi
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 1,000 NPR in USD	USD 7.37
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	NPR 10,000 = USD 74
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
☕️ Best coffee place	coffee culture
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	7% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	260,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$722 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 50% 👱‍♀️ 50%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 50% 👱‍♀️ 50%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 77% 👱‍♀️ 23%
🏠 Apartment listings	Hamrobazaar
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Etihad Airways

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$910 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$461 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$879 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$251 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$864 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$780 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$124 / month
🏠 Median home price	$117,970
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$40 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$26 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$75 / month
🍛 Dinner	$2
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$1,106 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$2 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$2 / trip