Barcelona vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
28
😀 Quality of life
88
48
🏙️ Population
1.64M
846K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 290% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8752nd ($1773 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Nepal, respectively. Check Spain vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 193rd and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kathmandu

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Barcelona Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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