Kathmandu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$134
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
47
90
🏙️ Population
846K
2.43M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 66% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8916th and 4646th ($424 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6934th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Taipei

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Kathmandu Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$16947

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$288
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$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612