Kathmandu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$134
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
47
89
🏙️ Population
846K
2.36M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 57% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8916th and 5651st ($424 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6934th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Taoyuan

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Kathmandu Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$19490

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$288
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$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
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$263
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473