Cologne vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
96
51
🏙️ Population
1.09M
846K

The cost of living in Cologne is 384% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2067th and 8958th ($1990 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 15th and 6657th 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
$16.4
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$3536

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9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360