Kaohsiung vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$382
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
29
😀 Quality of life
87
51
🏙️ Population
2.72M
846K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 143% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5666th and 8958th ($999 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and Nepal, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 364th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kathmandu

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Kaohsiung Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360