Kathmandu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$127
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$944
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
28
7
😀 Quality of life
51
57
🏙️ Population
846K
77.6K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 58% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8921st and 5469th ($427 vs $1014) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6559th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$14328

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866