Chicago vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
2.75M
846K

The cost of living in Chicago is 573% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 358th and 8916th ($2851 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 18th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Kathmandu

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Chicago Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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