Kathmandu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3517
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
86
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
846K
2.79M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 82% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8916th and 1059th ($424 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Nepal and Canada, respectively. Check Nepal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6934th and 46th 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
$1.97
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$22670

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$287
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$263
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
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$293
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$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
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$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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$2233
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$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
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$2030
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$1706
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$2046
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$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053