Dublin vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2858
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6400
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$1880
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$3325
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4105
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
28
😀 Quality of life
96
51
🏙️ Population
593K
846K

The cost of living in Dublin is 569% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 315th and 8921st ($2858 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Nepal, respectively. Check Ireland vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 21st and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Kathmandu

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Dublin Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2001
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1600
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3623
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2903
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7908
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6270
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.7
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.6
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1314
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9426
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2402
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2443
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2902
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1955
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2010
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1912
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1879
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2359
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1884
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2205
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1484
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1703
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2159
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2768
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1712
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1551
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1655
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1815
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1804
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1831
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1834
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1937
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1832
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1813
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1682
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2472
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1729
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1778
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2023
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1802
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1680
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1873
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1883
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1840
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1652
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1839
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1723

Cities near Kathmandu

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