Kathmandu vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$5568
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1324
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$2222
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$4072
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
45
98
🏙️ Population
846K
2.14M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 81% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8885th and 1024th ($443 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Nepal and Australia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6524th and 7th 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
$1.48
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$8
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$14689

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$306
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$339
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$356
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$297
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$331
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$303
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$268
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$314
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$337
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$331
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$316
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$312
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$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
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$387
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$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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$2136
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$2185
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$1725
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$2000
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$1571
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$2013
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$1533
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$2246
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$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1697
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$533
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$530
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$380
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$892
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$1121
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$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$601
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$1397
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$1756
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$1892
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$470
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$388
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1795
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$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1822
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$1767
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$427
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$518
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$487
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$495
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$2397
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$1758
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$511
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$1799
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$512
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$507
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$453
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$512
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$1876