Kathmandu vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$156
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
48
83
🏙️ Population
846K
1.86M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 69% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8752nd and 3564th ($455 vs $1464) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6452nd and 342nd 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
$1.92
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$11854

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$355
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$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385