Kathmandu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3235
🏠 One person rent
$147
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1720
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
28
7
😀 Quality of life
45
53
🏙️ Population
846K
77.6K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 55% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8885th and 5798th ($443 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6524th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$13132

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$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
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$822
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$807
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$799
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$635
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$742
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$594
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$561
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$745
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$563
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$806
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$523
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$669
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$671
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$490
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$759
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$421
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$670
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$519
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$503
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$570
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$673
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$676
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$773
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$800
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$729
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$687
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$754
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$697
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$769
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892