Berlin vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$214
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
3.78M
846K

The cost of living in Berlin is 459% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1275th and 8958th ($2302 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Nepal, respectively. Check Germany vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 35th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Kathmandu

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Berlin Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$3536

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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