Kathmandu vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$3864
🏠 One person rent
$131
$837
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1959
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
8
😀 Quality of life
46
59
🏙️ Population
846K
24.7K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 72% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8918th and 3454th ($419 vs $1495) 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 0.6 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 6495th and 5404th 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
$1.44
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$8298

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KathmanduVictoria

Cost of living

$349

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$292
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$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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$711
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1100
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1105
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$706
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$447
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$498
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$808
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$745
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$712
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$785
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$552
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$523
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$507
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$545
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$352
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$486
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$561
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$660
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$541
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$408