Kathmandu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$122
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
29
8
😀 Quality of life
51
56
🏙️ Population
846K
77.6K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 61% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8958th and 5233rd ($412 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Thailand, respectively. Check Nepal vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 6657th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Phuket

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Kathmandu Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$16566

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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$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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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981