Kathmandu vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
45
92
🏙️ Population
846K
548K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 79% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8885th and 1500th ($443 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6524th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$17390

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$350
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$311
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$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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761