Kathmandu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Kathmandu Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1157
$6332
🏠 One person rent
$153
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$316
$2864
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$356
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$4101
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
48
96
🏙️ Population
846K
4.84M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8706th and 378th ($443 vs $2564) 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 1st in Australia, while ranked 6429th and 10th 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
$2.89
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$3415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.42%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1989
$15741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1043
$10385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.85
$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.94
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.05
$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.67
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$1907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3255
$16834

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$403
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$328
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$290
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$336
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$343
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$298
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$378
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$330
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$365
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$294
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$261
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$289
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$291
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$347
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$303
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$359
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$326
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$811
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$384
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$463
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$316
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$327
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$401
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$523
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$318
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$352
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$390
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$359
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$304
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$298
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$342
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$306
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$306
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$310
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$340
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$325
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$443
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$344

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861