Kathmandu vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$147
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$5777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
45
97
🏙️ Population
846K
8.8M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 89% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8885th and 5th ($443 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Nepal and the United States, respectively. Check Nepal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6524th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$9.78
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$20585

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$321
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$294
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$306
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$339
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$356
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$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
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$3108