Faisalabad vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$319
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$115
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$123
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$231
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
28
😀 Quality of life
40
45
🏙️ Population
3.2M
846K

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 28% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 9185th and 8885th ($319 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Pakistan and Nepal, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6906th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Faisalabad Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.12
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.71
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.64
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.66
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$25.1
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$4063

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$360
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$330
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$358
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$500
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$335
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$328
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$371
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$344
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$378
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$376
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$439
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$407
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$294
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$323
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$430
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$273
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$374
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$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
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$277
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$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
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$252
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$397
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$441
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$268
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$350
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$311
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$335
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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
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$294
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$306
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$339
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$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
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$331
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$303
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$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
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$337
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$331
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$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
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$930
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$365
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$455
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$311
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$293
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$387
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$461
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$311
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$298
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$393
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$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
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$279
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$309
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$288
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$379
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$282
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$329
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$330