Kathmandu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$122
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
85
😀 Quality of life
51
86
🏙️ Population
846K
2.87M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 57% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8958th and 5984th ($412 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nepal and Taiwan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6657th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Taichung

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Kathmandu Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$17495

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$285
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$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
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$665