Kathmandu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3590
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
86
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
846K
2.79M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8885th and 656th ($443 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nepal and Canada, respectively. Check Nepal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6524th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Toronto

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Kathmandu Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$18156

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$350
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$311
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$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
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$294
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$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$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
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
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$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085