Kathmandu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$147
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
846K
2.6M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 62% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8885th and 4715th ($443 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6524th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$18424

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$339
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$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$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
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$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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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
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$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
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$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
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$702
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$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$731
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$708
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$633
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$716
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$592
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$605