Hyundai Exter costs रु 1,44,000 less ex-showroom.
SX 2025 is the most feature-rich Nepal Exter trim, justifying its higher price with design and convenience upgrades. Best suited to buyers wanting a fully-loaded micro-SUV with strong safety and modern tech.
HTK (O) offers a strong balance of safety, sunroof, and modern infotainment for its price. Best suited to buyers wanting tech and comfort upgrades without jumping to top trim.
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Every variant, priced
Ex-showroom by trim — pick one to load it into the columns above.
What each one really costs you
From our tax and EMI tools — bagmati province rates, 5-year loan at 7.5% with 40% down.
| Specification | Hyundai Exter | Kia Sonet |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-showroom | रु 46,96,000 | रु 48,40,000 |
| Road tax + registration | ≈ रु 25,500 | ≈ रु 25,500 |
| Third-party insurance | ≈ रु 8,485 | ≈ रु 8,485 |
| Estimated on-road | ≈ रु 47,29,985 | ≈ रु 48,73,985 |
| EMI / month | ≈ रु 56,459 · 5 yr @ 7.5% | ≈ रु 58,190 · 5 yr @ 7.5% |
Estimates, not quotes. Road tax follows the published provincial schedule; insurance is the third-party tariff. Confirm with the dealer and insurer.
Our verdict
On our data the Hyundai Exter is the stronger buy: it is रु 1,44,000 cheaper ex-showroom (3.1%) and still leads on dealer and service reach.
- the ex-showroom price is your binding constraint
- you want servicing within reach of where you live
- you want a dealer close enough to visit and negotiate at
Measured: 5 more service centres in Nepal (35 vs 30); 36 more showrooms in Nepal (80 vs 44).
Every figure in this verdict is computed from the table below — the same ex-showroom prices, variant specifications and Nepal service network the page publishes. Nothing here is an estimate, and where a figure is missing on one side the axis is left out rather than guessed.
What we have actually checked
Hyundai Exter: 4 · Kia Sonet: 2. Each is a dated change we applied to a published ex-showroom price after checking it. A logged change may be a distributor's revision or our own correction coming into line with the official figure — the log says which way each one moved, and when, not why.
See the full price-change log →Checked against the distributor's own published price, most recently on 27 October 2026. The rest are listed as published and carry no verification date.
Counted from our own showroom and service-centre directories, not from a brochure — every outlet behind these numbers has a listing on this site with an address and a phone number.
Browse the showroom directory →This comparison is assembled from the Nepal AutoMart catalog — distributor price lists we track daily, variant specifications verified against brochures, and our own showroom and service-centre directories. Specifications a source only hedges at are left blank rather than filled in, prices carry the date they were last checked, and corrections are logged. How we source and verify this data.
Hyundai Exter vs Kia Sonet — questions buyers ask
Which is cheaper in Nepal — Hyundai Exter or Kia Sonet?
As of October 2026, the Hyundai Exter starts at Rs 36.96 lakh ex-showroom — Rs 5.94 lakh less than the Kia Sonet at Rs 42.9 lakh.
What is the price of the Hyundai Exter and Kia Sonet in Nepal?
The Hyundai Exter costs Rs 36.96 lakh to Rs 46.96 lakh and the Kia Sonet costs Rs 42.9 lakh to Rs 48.4 lakh (ex-showroom, October 2026).
Should I buy the Hyundai Exter or the Kia Sonet?
On our data the Hyundai Exter is the stronger buy: it is रु 1,44,000 cheaper ex-showroom (3.1%) and still leads on dealer and service reach. Take the Hyundai Exter if the ex-showroom price is your binding constraint. Every figure behind that call is in the table on this page.