Chicago vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$236
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
2.75M
846K

The cost of living in Chicago is 474% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 505th and 8752nd ($2613 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 16th and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$3189

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328