Kathmandu vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$147
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$819
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
8
😀 Quality of life
45
58
🏙️ Population
846K
24.7K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 71% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8885th and 3466th ($443 vs $1552) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6524th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$8081

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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
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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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$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482