Kathmandu vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$127
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$3266
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
846K
548K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 81% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8921st and 1330th ($427 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6559th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$20873

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$350
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$293
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$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804