Kathmandu vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$134
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$6139
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
87
😀 Quality of life
47
91
🏙️ Population
846K
1.01M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 89% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8916th and 8th ($424 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6934th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs San Jose, United States

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Kathmandu San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$23151

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$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273