Kathmandu vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$134
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$216
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
55
😀 Quality of life
47
47
🏙️ Population
846K
2.11M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 7% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8916th and 8852nd ($424 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Nepal and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 6934th and 6943rd 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
$1.97
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$7769

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$282
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$266
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$255
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$287
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$960
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$264
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$437
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$289
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$320
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$412
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$291
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$288
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$307
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$326
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$273
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$274
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$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
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$289
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$288
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$272
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$330
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$297
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$449
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$449
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$459
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$439
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$470
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$429
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$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
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$762
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$720
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$677
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$637
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$527
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$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
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$616
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$741
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$545
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$798
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$783
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$992
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$654
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$610
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$592
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$617
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$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
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$407
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$707
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$806
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$466
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$759
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$1010
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$531
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$784
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$836
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$737
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