Auckland vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4687
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$1887
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3173
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
29
😀 Quality of life
89
47
🏙️ Population
1.47M
846K

The cost of living in Auckland is 396% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1745th and 8916th ($2100 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Nepal, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 242nd and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Kathmandu

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Auckland Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1140
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1054
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.45%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7981
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5409
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.11
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1100
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17894
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1752
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1553
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1745
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1530
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1424
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1239
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1660
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1259
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1475
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1261
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1400
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1653
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1647
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1503
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1395
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1709
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1440
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1803
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1751
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1869
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2003
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1469
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1248
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1705
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1800
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1567
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$2232
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1507
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$891
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$910
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1995

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339