Kathmandu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$131
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
46
83
🏙️ Population
846K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 52% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8918th and 6171st ($419 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Nepal and Taiwan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6495th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$18619

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$300
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$282
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$312
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$299
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$297
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$308
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$309
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$900
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$329
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$459
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$308
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$296
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$422
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$314
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$307
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$296
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$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
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$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
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$370
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$280
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Distance City Cost of living
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$821
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$897
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$1181
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$728
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$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
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$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$630
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$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
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$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
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$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$443