Kathmandu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$131
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$3141
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
86
😀 Quality of life
46
93
🏙️ Population
846K
2.79M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8918th and 861st ($419 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6495th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.07
🥤 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
$162
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$17118

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$294
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$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
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$288
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$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2267
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2370
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2291
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$1946
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2142
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2185
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2017
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1861
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1899
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1680
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$2097
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$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095