Dresden vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$684
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$238
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
28
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
566K
846K

The cost of living in Dresden is 234% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 3862nd and 8918th ($1402 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 1st in Germany and Nepal, respectively. Check Germany vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 217th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$3409

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361