Barcelona vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
29
😀 Quality of life
90
51
🏙️ Population
1.73M
846K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 414% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1722nd and 8958th ($2116 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 205th and 6657th 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
$17.8
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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