Kathmandu vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
98
😀 Quality of life
51
88
🏙️ Population
846K
1.35M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8958th and 1148th ($412 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Italy, respectively. Check Nepal vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1 months in Milan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 6657th and 336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Milan

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Kathmandu Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$18202

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719