Amsterdam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
921K
846K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 647% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 138th and 8916th ($3165 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Nepal, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 24th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kathmandu

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Amsterdam Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$4078

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$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