Kathmandu vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$134
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$4276
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
89
😀 Quality of life
47
97
🏙️ Population
846K
5.87M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 86% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8916th and 165th ($424 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Singapore, respectively. Check Nepal vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6934th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Singapore City

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Kathmandu Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$27027

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$263
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$295
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
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$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
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$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
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$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
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$459
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$449
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$531
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$422
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$438
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$720
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$428
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$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637