Kathmandu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$134
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
47
90
🏙️ Population
846K
4.04M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 62% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8916th and 4931st ($424 vs $1123) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6934th and 183rd 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
$1.97
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$21429

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$287
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$386
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$263
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612