Kathmandu vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$3421
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
90
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
846K
548K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8958th and 1156th ($412 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6657th and 78th 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
$1.72
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$21096

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$340
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$285
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$319
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$284
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$395
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$281
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$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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862