Kathmandu vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$131
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$2695
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
28
98
😀 Quality of life
46
93
🏙️ Population
846K
1.97M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 77% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8918th and 2270th ($419 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Austria, respectively. Check Nepal vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6495th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Vienna

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Kathmandu Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$99
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$18199

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$341
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$294
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$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1719
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1586
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1275
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1202
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1559
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$919
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1553
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$943
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1087
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1098
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1181
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$701
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$784
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1329
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1335
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1120
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1381
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1039
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1263
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1107
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$974
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1118
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1594
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1474
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1169
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1075
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1593
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1555
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1549
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$983
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$987