Kathmandu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$122
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
846K
4.05M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 63% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8958th and 5023rd ($412 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Taiwan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6657th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs New Taipei

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Kathmandu New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$18576

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$340
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$285
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602