Kathmandu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$122
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$4258
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
846K
3.9M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 88% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8958th and 72nd ($412 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6657th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Los Angeles

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Kathmandu Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$28004

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$340
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974