Houston vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2250
$445
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1127
🏠 One person rent
$1274
$136
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$230
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4402
$230
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
93
47
🏙️ Population
2.3M
846K

The cost of living in Houston is 406% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1334th and 8881st ($2250 vs $445) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th 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 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Houston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 81st and 6588th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.34
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1401
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$88.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2400
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2641
$1864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1919
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.3
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.71
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$24
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1253
$84.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25534
$3366

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22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2202
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2156
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2191
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2216
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2205
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2084
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2138
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2254
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2315
41 km or 25 mi League
$2096
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2092
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2179
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2702
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2029
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1782
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1900
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2014
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1655
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1870
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1966
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1910
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1870
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2230
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2033
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1972
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1496
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2216
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2407
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2161
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2146
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2234
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2207
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2213
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2248
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2178
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2262
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2295
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2093
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2165

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$362
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$300
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$341
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$300
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$398
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$296
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$330
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$336
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$301
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$325
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$309
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$293
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$318
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$308
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$289
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$281
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$313
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$915
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$287
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$463
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$313
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$302
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$428
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$315
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$312
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$299
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$369
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$305
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$304
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$393
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$387
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$308
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$297
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$377
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$288
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$327
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$377