Kathmandu vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$131
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$2923
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
46
92
🏙️ Population
846K
548K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 80% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8918th and 1662nd ($419 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Nepal and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Nepal vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6495th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$19551

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$341
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$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$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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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681