Kathmandu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$131
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$4771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
46
93
🏙️ Population
846K
3.9M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8918th and 80th ($419 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Nepal and the United States, respectively. Check Nepal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 6495th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$28838

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$294
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$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

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$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
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$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
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$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
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$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
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$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
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$3256
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$2919