Kathmandu vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1865
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
92
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
846K
1.38M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 73% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8885th and 3084th ($443 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Nepal vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6524th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$12545

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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
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141