Kathmandu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$127
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1051
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
51
84
🏙️ Population
846K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 55% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8921st and 5995th ($427 vs $942) 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6559th and 482nd 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
$1.76
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$14970

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146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
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$284
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$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
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$868
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$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451