Kathmandu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$122
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1619
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
846K
2.44M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 67% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8958th and 4661st ($412 vs $1257) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6657th and 266th 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
$1.72
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$18442

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$284
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$395
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$281
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$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
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$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
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$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
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$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
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$665
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$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602