Kathmandu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$122
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
846K
2.35M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 56% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8958th and 6085th ($412 vs $941) 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6657th and 373rd 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
$1.72
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$17081

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$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
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$281
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
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$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464