Bucheon vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2654
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$450
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$721
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.1
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1799
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
28
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
781K
846K

The cost of living in Bucheon is 141% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5135th and 8885th ($1068 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in South Korea and Nepal, respectively. Check South Korea vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bucheon compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1166th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucheon Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.46
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.88
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.87
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7625
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.37
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.14
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.94
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.16
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.3
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21975
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1067
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$966
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1008
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$990
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1003
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1461
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$988
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$970
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1127
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1085
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$936
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1020
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1074
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$941
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1084
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1057
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1025
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1142
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$968
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1567
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$989
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$1077
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$1025
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$1041
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$1036
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$1222
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$1027
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$839
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1140
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1562
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$997
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$1098
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$1098
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$1043

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