Kathmandu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$147
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1084
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
846K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 49% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8885th and 6227th ($443 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6524th and 388th 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
$1.48
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$13630

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$297
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$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
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$314
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$337
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$331
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$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
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$365
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$455
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$311
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$293
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$387
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$461
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$311
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$298
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$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
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$282
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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
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$864
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$1060
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$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
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$654
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$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
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$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
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$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$592
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$605
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$731
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$708
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$633
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$691