Houston vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$231
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
2.3M
846K

The cost of living in Houston is 408% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1258th and 8885th ($2248 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1st in the United States and Nepal, respectively. Check the United States vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 82nd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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