Jerusalem vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2037
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4974
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2358
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
28
😀 Quality of life
84
45
🏙️ Population
936K
846K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 360% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1770th and 8885th ($2037 vs $443) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 358th and 6524th 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
$20.4
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.45
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$4
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1355
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1935
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.96%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12822
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8413
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$859
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11066
$4063

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$934
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$952
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$721
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1768
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$847
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1536
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1741
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1866
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1815
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$730
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2020
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1751
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$705
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1795
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2085
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1917
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1872
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$692
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1838
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1651
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1632
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1671

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