Kathmandu vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$4113
🏠 One person rent
$131
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1682
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1842
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
92
😀 Quality of life
46
86
🏙️ Population
846K
2.75M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 76% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8918th and 2624th ($419 vs $1718) 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 0.6 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 6495th and 337th 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
$1.44
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$5.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$9864

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$300
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$282
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$312
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$299
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$297
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$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
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$900
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$329
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$459
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$308
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$296
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$422
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$314
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$307
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$296
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$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
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$370
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$280
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$964
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$1562
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$1504
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$1324
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1270
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$1289
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1250
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1543
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1224
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1004
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1046
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1058
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1208
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1340
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1241
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1171
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1100
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1128
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$1294
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1312
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$1101
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$1074
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$1239
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$1133
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$1231
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$1181
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1267
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$1218
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$1518
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$955
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$1204
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$1396
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$1270
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$1165
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$1301
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1061
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1229
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$1521
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$1201