Barcelona vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$231
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
28
😀 Quality of life
88
45
🏙️ Population
1.66M
846K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 326% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2198th and 8885th ($1887 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 238th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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