Kathmandu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$147
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
28
74
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
846K
1.87M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 47% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8885th and 6292nd ($443 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6524th and 499th 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
$1.48
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$18526

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$297
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$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
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$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
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$331
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$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
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$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
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$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
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$329
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Distance City Cost of living
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$932
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$707
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$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
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$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
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$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
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$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
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$1014
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$719
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$1231
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$776
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$801
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$643
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$629
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$719