Kathmandu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$134
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$512
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
29
8
😀 Quality of life
47
55
🏙️ Population
846K
77.6K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 58% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8916th and 5497th ($424 vs $1010) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 6934th and 6330th 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
$1.97
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$13979

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$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992