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Hyundai Creta vs Hyundai Venue

Nepal prices, verified July 2026 · NPR 5,556,000 vs NPR 4,196,000

Our recommendation

Buy the Hyundai Venue.

It wins where it counts most for a Nepali buyer: your budget is the binding constraint — it costs Rs 13.6 lakh less.

Unless

you spend real time climbing fully loaded, where the Hyundai Creta's extra output is the difference.

  • The Hyundai Venue undercuts the Hyundai Creta by Rs 13.6 lakh — about 24% of the more expensive car's price.
  • Ground clearance is a wash at 190 mm against 195 mm — inside the range tyre choice and a full load will move it anyway.
  • The Hyundai Venue has an independent crash rating; the Hyundai Creta has not been published, which is itself worth weighing.

Buy the Hyundai Venue if

Our pick
  • your budget is the binding constraint — it costs Rs 13.6 lakh less
Hyundai VenueNPR 4,196,000

Buy the Hyundai Creta if

  • you climb fully loaded — 32 hp more and 30 Nm more pulling power
Hyundai CretaNPR 5,556,000

Both prices above are ex-showroom

Registration, the embossed plate, first-year vehicle tax and compulsory insurance land on top. Our calculator itemises every one with its source. Dealer charges are the one piece nobody in Nepal publishes — ask us and we'll chase it for your city. Free, and we're not a dealer.

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Spec by spec

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MeasureHyundai CretaHyundai Venue
Price×3Ex-showroom, base variant.NPR 5,556,000NPR 4,196,000
Power×1115 hp83 hp
Torque×1Matters on Nepal's sustained hill climbs.144 Nm114 Nm
Ground clearance×3The single most underrated spec on Nepali roads.190 mm195 mm
Safety rating×2Not rated4 Star (Global NCAP)

★ marks the stronger figure on that measure. Ties are unmarked. ×n is how much that measure counts toward the verdict above.

How we score this

The verdict is not a count of who wins more specs. Each measure carries a fixed weight, the same on every comparison on this site, and the totals above are the weighted sum. Price and ground clearance count heaviest because budget and road surface are what most Nepali buyers are actually constrained by. These weights are our editorial judgement — published so you can disagree with the specific number rather than the conclusion.

×3
Price
The binding constraint for most buyers.
×3
Ground clearance
Nepali road surface decides where a car can actually go.
×2
Safety rating
Independent crash testing, where published.
×1
Power
Rarely the deciding factor at these prices.
×1
Torque
Matters on climbs, but tracks power closely.

10 points are available on this pairing — battery and range only apply when at least one car is electric. Tied measures award points to neither car.

When we call a gap a tie

A difference has to be big enough to change your experience of the car before we score it. Below these thresholds a measure is a tie and neither car takes the points, because a 5 mm clearance edge or a 1% price gap is not a reason to buy anything.

Price3% of the dearer car
Below 3%, dealer discount and financing terms move more money than the sticker gap does.
Ground clearance10 mm
Tyre choice and load change ride height by more than this. Under 10 mm is not a real difference on a broken road.
Safety ratinghalf a star
Star ratings are coarse and each step is a real structural difference, so any full-step gap counts.
Power5 hp
Under 5 hp is not perceptible from the driver's seat.
Torque10 Nm
Under 10 Nm is not perceptible on a climb.

How this pairing scored

Weighted scorecard: Hyundai Venue 3, Hyundai Creta 2, out of 10, with 2 measures tied. The Hyundai Creta wins more measures outright, but they are the ones we weight lightest.

Common questions

Which is cheaper in Nepal, the Hyundai Creta or the Hyundai Venue?

The Hyundai Venue is cheaper at NPR 4,196,000 against NPR 5,556,000. Both figures are ex-showroom for the base variant, verified July 2026.

Hyundai Creta vs Hyundai Venue — which one should I buy?

Buy the Hyundai Venue. It wins where it counts most for a Nepali buyer: your budget is the binding constraint — it costs Rs 13.6 lakh less. The exception: buy the other one if you spend real time climbing fully loaded, where the Hyundai Creta's extra output is the difference. Weighted scorecard: Hyundai Venue 3, Hyundai Creta 2, out of 10, with 2 measures tied. The Hyundai Creta wins more measures outright, but they are the ones we weight lightest.

Hyundai Creta vs Hyundai Venue — which is better for Nepali roads?

Buy the Hyundai Venue if your budget is the binding constraint — it costs Rs 13.6 lakh less. The Hyundai Venue undercuts the Hyundai Creta by Rs 13.6 lakh — about 24% of the more expensive car's price.

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