Kathmandu vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$156
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$1671
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
92
😀 Quality of life
48
85
🏙️ Population
846K
1.36M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 70% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8752nd and 3308th ($455 vs $1531) 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 1.1 months in Prague. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6452nd and 273rd 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
$1.92
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$11372

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$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002