Amsterdam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
96
51
🏙️ Population
921K
846K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 678% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 126th and 8958th ($3203 vs $412) 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 13th and 6657th 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
$21.2
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$3536

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$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