Kathmandu vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$7114
🏠 One person rent
$122
$2114
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$3790
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$4401
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
89
😀 Quality of life
51
97
🏙️ Population
846K
5.87M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 87% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8958th and 154th ($412 vs $3119) 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 0.5 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 6657th and 5th 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
$1.72
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$8.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$31369

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$285
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$284
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$395
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$281
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$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
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$838
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$664
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$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
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$461
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$551
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$419
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$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
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$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663