Kathmandu vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kathmandu | Stockholm | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kathmandu is 79% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8918th and 1732nd ($419 vs $2039) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6495th and 20th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km or 3.1 mi |  Lalitpur | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Hetauda | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Birgunj | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Janakpur | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Pokhara | |
| 183 km or 114 mi |  Muzaffarpur | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Gorakhpur | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Biratnagar | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Patna | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Saharsa | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Damak | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Purnia | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhagalpur | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Siliguri | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Gaya | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Jaunpur | |
| 355 km or 220 mi | Varanasi | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Raiganj | |
| 384 km or 239 mi |  Shigatse | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Mirzapur | |
| 400 km or 249 mi |  Paro | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Malda | |
| 411 km or 256 mi |  Saidpur | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Thimphu | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Allahabad | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Balurghat | |
| 443 km or 275 mi | Rangpur | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Lucknow | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Dhanbad | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Kulti | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Asansol | |
| 479 km or 298 mi | Dhangadhi | |
| 485 km or 301 mi | Ranchi | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Rajshahi | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Berhampore | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Durgapur | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bheemdatta | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bogra | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Kanpur | |
| 553 km or 344 mi | Jamshedpur |
Cities near Stockholm
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 km or 3.2 mi |  Solna | |
| 5.2 km or 3.3 mi | Lidingo | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Taby | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Sollentuna | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Tumba | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Akersberga | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Sodertalje | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Marsta | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Sigtuna | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Uppsala | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Nykoping | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Eskilstuna | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Vasteras | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Sala | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Norrkoping | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Gavle | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Orebro | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Linkoping | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Ludvika | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Visby | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Borlange | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Falun | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Mariestad | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Karlstad | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Raisio | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Skovde | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Turku | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Kaarina | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Mora | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Vetlanda | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Rauma | |
| 281 km or 175 mi |  Kuressaare | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Jonkoping | |
| 297 km or 184 mi |  Ventspils | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Salo | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Raseborg | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Arvika | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Kalmar | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Pori | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Vaxjo |