Kathmandu vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
90
😀 Quality of life
47
92
🏙️ Population
846K
548K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 82% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8916th and 1193rd ($424 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6934th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Manchester

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Kathmandu Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$20557

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$336
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$288
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$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831