Chicago vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
2.75M
846K

The cost of living in Chicago is 539% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 529th and 8918th ($2678 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 1st in the United States and Nepal, respectively. Check the United States vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 23rd and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$3409

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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