Kathmandu vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2307
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
846K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 78% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8958th and 2387th ($412 vs $1909) 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 0.5 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 6657th and 285th 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
$1.72
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$17389

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$340
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$285
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$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383