Kathmandu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$6392
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
80
😀 Quality of life
45
92
🏙️ Population
846K
737K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 85% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8885th and 206th ($443 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6524th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$28179

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5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263