Kathmandu vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$131	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$306
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	78
😀 Quality of life	46	58
🏙️ Population	846K	2.24M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 25% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8918th and 8142nd ($419 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Nepal and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 6495th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Tangerang

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	Kathmandu	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.44	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$7618

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430