Brisbane vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
28
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
2.36M
846K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 418% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 930th and 8752nd ($2356 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Nepal, respectively. Check Australia vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 18th and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kathmandu

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Brisbane Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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