Barcelona vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
29
😀 Quality of life
90
47
🏙️ Population
1.73M
846K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 402% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1659th and 8916th ($2129 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Nepal, respectively. Check Spain vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 174th and 6934th 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
$17.3
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339