Kathmandu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$6618
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
80
😀 Quality of life
47
91
🏙️ Population
846K
737K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 87% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8916th and 126th ($424 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6934th and 147th 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
$1.97
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$30033

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5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$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

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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098