Kathmandu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$6700
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$3002
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$4145
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
51
98
🏙️ Population
846K
5.45M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 86% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8958th and 348th ($412 vs $2844) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6657th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Sydney

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Kathmandu Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$21946

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$285
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$284
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$281
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
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$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
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$2269
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$1822
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$1854
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$1988
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$2217
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$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864