Dortmund vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$750
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
29
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
595K
846K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 298% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 3504th and 8958th ($1637 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Nepal, respectively. Check Germany vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 33rd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Kathmandu

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Dortmund Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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