Kathmandu vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$3601
🏠 One person rent
$131
$911
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1611
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1829
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
46
87
🏙️ Population
846K
1.38M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 72% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8918th and 3363rd ($419 vs $1513) 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 0.6 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 6495th 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
$1.44
$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$685
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$1240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$50.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$758
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$12277

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$294
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124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1216
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1092
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1795
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
72 km or 45 mi Most
$942
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$880
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1163
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1048
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1314
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1033
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1135
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1159
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1030
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1352
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1088
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1150
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1112
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1092
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1107
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1352
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1121
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$974
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1059
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1202
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1420
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1362
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1120