Kathmandu vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$1396
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$3278
🏠 One person rent	$131	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$1270
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	77
😀 Quality of life	46	82
🏙️ Population	846K	913K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 70% less expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 8918th and 3883rd ($419 vs $1396) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Nepal and Italy, respectively. Check Nepal vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Naples. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Naples ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 6495th and 465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Naples

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	Kathmandu	Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.44	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$56.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$721
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$870
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$5006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$9.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$5500

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361

Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543