Kathmandu vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2366
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
47
89
🏙️ Population
846K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 78% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8916th and 2377th ($424 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6934th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Prague

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Kathmandu Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$19039

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$336
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$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
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340