Kathmandu vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2278
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
846K
1.86M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 80% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8958th and 1966th ($412 vs $2026) 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 1.1 months in Warsaw. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6657th and 348th 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
$1.72
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$16711

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$340
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$285
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$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
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$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1569
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1255
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1262
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1028
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1053
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1193
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1188
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1221
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1228
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1377
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1062
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$949
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1178
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1152
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1337
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1165
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1283
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1214
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1343
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$589
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$834
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1184
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1203
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1184
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1070
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1220
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1198
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$987
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$898
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1145
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1233
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1247
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1068
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1133
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$1014
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1130
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$399