Dortmund vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$648
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
28
😀 Quality of life
77
48
🏙️ Population
587K
846K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 208% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 3822nd and 8752nd ($1401 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Nepal, respectively. Check Germany vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 764th and 6452nd 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
$13.7
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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