Kathmandu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$7449
🏠 One person rent
$131
$1896
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$3549
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$746
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$6742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
80
😀 Quality of life
46
91
🏙️ Population
846K
737K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 86% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8918th and 158th ($419 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6495th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$7.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$29407

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$300
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$282
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$312
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$308
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$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
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$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
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$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
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$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
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$280
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$315
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$2595
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$2623
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$2642
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$2532
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