Kathmandu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$4188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
47
100
🏙️ Population
846K
5.45M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 85% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8916th and 370th ($424 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 0.3 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 6934th 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
$1.97
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$25164

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$336
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$288
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$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
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$263
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$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
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$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863