Dresden vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$729
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
28
😀 Quality of life
89
45
🏙️ Population
563K
846K

The cost of living in Dresden is 230% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 3857th and 8885th ($1462 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 203rd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$4063

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
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$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330