Kathmandu vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$7974
🏠 One person rent
$131
$2311
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$4175
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$5531
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
87
😀 Quality of life
46
91
🏙️ Population
846K
1.39M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 88% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8918th and 36th ($419 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Nepal and the United States, respectively. Check Nepal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6495th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs San Diego

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Kathmandu San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$28706

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$312
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$297
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$308
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$309
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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
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
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$280
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$315
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$3199
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$2907
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$2936
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$2732
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$2950
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$3188
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$2996
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$2578
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$880
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$2694
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$3082
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