Kathmandu vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$127
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$223
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
55
😀 Quality of life
51
62
🏙️ Population
846K
2.11M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 8% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8921st and 8825th ($427 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Nepal and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 6559th and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$10637

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$297
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$297
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$279
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$273
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$298
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$918
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$276
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$450
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$297
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$311
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$420
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$300
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$297
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$308
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$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
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$274
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$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
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$287
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$460
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$461
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$472
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$449
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$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
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$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
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$754
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$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
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$554
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$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
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$681
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$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
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$731
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$866
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$609
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$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
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$643
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$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
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$386
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$689
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$807
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$503
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$771
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$1014
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$517
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$773
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$854
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$788
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$552
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