Kathmandu vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$4487
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1952
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3539
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
45
96
🏙️ Population
846K
985K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 78% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8885th and 1883rd ($443 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Sweden, respectively. Check Nepal vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6524th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Stockholm

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Kathmandu Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$24.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$7335

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Distance City Cost of living
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
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1638
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1637
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1602
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1604
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1460
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1274
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1338
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1164
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1285
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1463
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1275
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1347
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1209
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1363
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1510
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1593
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1373
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1259
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1544
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1415
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1591
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1546
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1417
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1443
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1331
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1151
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1407
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$923
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1571
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1525
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1267
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1468
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1325
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1328