Kathmandu vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kathmandu	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$427	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1087	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$127	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$214	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.9	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$253	$381
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	28	82
😀 Quality of life	51	50
🏙️ Population	846K	1.64M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 25% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8921st and 8109th ($427 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Nepal and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 6559th and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs South Tangerang

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	Kathmandu	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.76	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.8	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$284	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.19	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1810	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1154	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.2	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.68	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.2	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.8	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3066	$7522

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Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$350
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$293
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$328
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$293
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$386
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$298
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$320
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$281
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$316
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$284
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$297
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$297
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$279
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$273
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$298
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$918
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$276
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$450
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$297
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$311
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$420
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$300
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$297
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$308
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$339
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$289
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$289
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$286
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$369
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$294
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$289
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$287
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$320
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$348

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502