Chicago vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
97
51
🏙️ Population
2.75M
846K

The cost of living in Chicago is 556% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 394th and 8921st ($2799 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 16th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$3066

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348