Kathmandu vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$147
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$315
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
52
😀 Quality of life
45
43
🏙️ Population
846K
2.11M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 15% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8885th and 8536th ($443 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Nepal and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6524th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Medan

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Kathmandu Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$11482

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$306
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$339
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$297
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$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
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$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
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$331
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$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
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$365
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$455
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
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$387
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$461
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$311
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$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
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$329
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Distance City Cost of living
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$503
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$504
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$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
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$892
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$617
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$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
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$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
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$421
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$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
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$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
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$985
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$517
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$822
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$807
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$750
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