Kathmandu vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2391
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
98
😀 Quality of life
45
90
🏙️ Population
846K
3.33M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 77% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 8885th and 2194th ($443 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nepal and Spain, respectively. Check Nepal vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6524th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Madrid

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Kathmandu Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$10462

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581