Kathmandu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$6532
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
80
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
846K
737K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 87% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8958th and 142nd ($412 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6657th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Seattle

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Kathmandu Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$28950

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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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173