Kathmandu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$127
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$3342
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
86
😀 Quality of life
51
99
🏙️ Population
846K
2.79M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8921st and 918th ($427 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Canada, respectively. Check Nepal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6559th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$17676

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$293
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$293
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$386
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$284
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$298
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$321
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$320
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$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
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$257
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$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
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$279
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$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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$2241
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$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
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$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
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$1683
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$2036
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$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043