Kathmandu vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$156
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$269
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
52
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
846K
2.11M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 9% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8752nd and 8502nd ($455 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6452nd and 6617th 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
$1.92
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$3.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$11223

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$310
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$342
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$335
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$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
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$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
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$329
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$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
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$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
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$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
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$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
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$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
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$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
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$455
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$653
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$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
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$482
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$465