Bangkok vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$465
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
89
29
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
5.68M
846K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 150% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5467th and 8958th ($1027 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Nepal, respectively. Check Thailand vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 2647th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kathmandu

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Bangkok Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$3536

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360