Bangkok vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$425
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
89
28
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
5.68M
846K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 125% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5738th and 8885th ($994 vs $443) 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 1355th and 6524th 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
$4.03
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$4063

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330