Dresden vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$637
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
29
😀 Quality of life
92
47
🏙️ Population
566K
846K

The cost of living in Dresden is 242% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4158th and 8916th ($1448 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 96th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kathmandu

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Dresden Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$4078

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339