Auckland vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4648
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$1094
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1952
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$233
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3283
$238
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
28
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
1.47M
846K

The cost of living in Auckland is 369% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1924th and 8918th ($1968 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 161st and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Auckland Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.02
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.92
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1104
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$931
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2191
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1679
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7916
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6301
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$122
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.79
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$890
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13719
$3409

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1709
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1736
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1670
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1493
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1506
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1213
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1652
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1182
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1418
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1248
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1457
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1433
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1524
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1144
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1444
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1560
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1253
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1607
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1676
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1751
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$1837
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1475
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1248
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1847
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1717
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1746
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1921
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1435
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$808
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$810
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$977
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1448

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361