Kathmandu vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2197
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
91
😀 Quality of life
51
91
🏙️ Population
846K
2.75M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 80% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8958th and 1819th ($412 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Italy, respectively. Check Nepal vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6657th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Rome

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Kathmandu Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$12431

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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358