Kathmandu vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$4328
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
51
100
🏙️ Population
846K
5.35M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 84% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8958th and 893rd ($412 vs $2496) 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 1.7 months in Melbourne. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6657th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Melbourne

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Kathmandu Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$26129

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$340
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$285
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$319
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$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
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$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
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$2844
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$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
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$2128
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$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172