Kathmandu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$3648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
86
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
846K
2.79M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8958th and 897th ($412 vs $2493) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6657th and 29th 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
$1.72
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$20314

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$340
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$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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
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$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
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$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029