Kathmandu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$134
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
73
😀 Quality of life
47
72
🏙️ Population
846K
1.85M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 55% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8916th and 6014th ($424 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Nepal and Taiwan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6934th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Tainan

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Kathmandu Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$5481

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124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686