Jerusalem vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5127
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$1224
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$2310
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
78
28
😀 Quality of life
85
46
🏙️ Population
936K
846K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 404% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1551st and 8918th ($2114 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Nepal, respectively. Check Israel vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 374th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kathmandu

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Jerusalem Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.2
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.98
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1903
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13235
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8778
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$878
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17799
$3409

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$905
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$996
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$762
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$813
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1556
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2123
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1811
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1930
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1884
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$877
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2156
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1834
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$761
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1890
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1837
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2145
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1990
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1931
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$552
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1902
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1680
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1511

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361