Kathmandu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$4399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
45
99
🏙️ Population
846K
4.84M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 84% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8885th and 312th ($443 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Australia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6524th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$18951

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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
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$294
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$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
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$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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$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
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$1635
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$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
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$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
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$2491
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$1757
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$1767
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$1925
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$1892
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$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754