Bangkok vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bangkok Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$405
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
89
28
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
5.68M
846K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 98% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5960th and 8752nd ($902 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Nepal, respectively. Check Thailand vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1087th and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bangkok vs Kathmandu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bangkok vs Kathmandu

Prices for goods and services in Bangkok and Kathmandu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bangkok Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$3189

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328