Kathmandu vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$134
$905
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$961
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
8
😀 Quality of life
47
49
🏙️ Population
846K
24.7K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 74% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8916th and 3452nd ($424 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Nepal vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6934th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Victoria

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Kathmandu Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$8750

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$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$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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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$721
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1196
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1196
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$745
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$511
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$563
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$810
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$819
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$802
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$747
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$611
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$871
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$820
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$586
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$546
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$604
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$533
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$533
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$417
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$540
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$682
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$543
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$415