Kathmandu vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$122
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$5229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
846K
8.8M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 90% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8958th and 4th ($412 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 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 6657th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs New York City

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Kathmandu New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$21999

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$295
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$315
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$308
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$278
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$310
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$283
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$253
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$293
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$282
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$276
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$267
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$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
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$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
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$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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$2850
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$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
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$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
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$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
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$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
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$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
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$2503
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