Kathmandu vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$127
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1950
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
38
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
846K
767K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 70% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8921st and 4147th ($427 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Nepal and Croatia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6559th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$12234

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$350
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$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890