Bangkok vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$416
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
89
28
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
5.68M
846K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 124% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8918th ($941 vs $419) 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 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1221st and 6495th 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
$2.97
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$3409

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BangkokKathmandu

Cost of living

$349

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

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