Kathmandu vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$131	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$3655
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	28	93
😀 Quality of life	46	98
🏙️ Population	846K	2.14M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 80% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8918th and 1654th ($419 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Nepal and Australia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6495th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Perth

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	Kathmandu	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.44	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645