Kathmandu vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kathmandu Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$4357
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
45
100
🏙️ Population
846K
5.03M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 82% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8885th and 923rd ($443 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Nepal and Australia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6524th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kathmandu vs Melbourne infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kathmandu vs Melbourne

Prices for goods and services in Kathmandu and Melbourne are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kathmandu Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$21306

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$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
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913