Kathmandu vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$131
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1581
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
38
😀 Quality of life
46
76
🏙️ Population
846K
767K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 67% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8918th and 4331st ($419 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6495th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$10861

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$341
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$294
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124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
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$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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747