Cologne vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$967
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$236
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
1.07M
846K

The cost of living in Cologne is 285% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2484th and 8752nd ($1752 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Nepal, respectively. Check Germany vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 12th and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kathmandu

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Cologne Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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