Kathmandu vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3766
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
47
95
🏙️ Population
846K
985K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8916th and 1008th ($424 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Sweden, respectively. Check Nepal vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6934th and 19th 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
$1.97
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$17265

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$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
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464