Cologne vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$947
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$238
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
1.09M
846K

The cost of living in Cologne is 316% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2551st and 8918th ($1744 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 12th and 6495th 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
$13.1
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$3409

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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