Kathmandu vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2218
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
47
87
🏙️ Population
846K
1.86M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 79% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8916th and 2081st ($424 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Poland, respectively. Check Nepal vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6934th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Warsaw

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Kathmandu Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$15882

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$336
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$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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445