Houston vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
96
47
🏙️ Population
2.3M
846K

The cost of living in Houston is 434% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1367th and 8916th ($2261 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 14th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Kathmandu

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Houston Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$4078

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22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339