Bucheon vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$505
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$713
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
28
😀 Quality of life
76
51
🏙️ Population
772K
846K

The cost of living in Bucheon is 175% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4764th and 8921st ($1175 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.2 months in Bucheon compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Bucheon ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1594th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucheon Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.52
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10388
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5918
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.7
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.95
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.94
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.8
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.4
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21551
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1098
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$1004
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1112
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1080
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1307
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1435
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1098
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1134
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1065
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1178
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1138
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1196
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1076
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1120
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1568
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$1171
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$1059
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$1078
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$1079
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$1153
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$1068
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$874
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1110
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1565
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$924
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$920
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$1063
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$1020

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348