Cologne vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
28
😀 Quality of life
96
51
🏙️ Population
1.09M
846K

The cost of living in Cologne is 361% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2104th and 8921st ($1968 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Nepal, respectively. Check Germany vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 23rd and 6559th 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
$15.4
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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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