Dresden vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$706
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
29
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
566K
846K

The cost of living in Dresden is 272% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 3968th and 8958th ($1531 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 117th and 6657th 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
$13.3
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$3536

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$1460
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$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
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$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
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$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
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$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
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$1244
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$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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$340
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$285
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$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
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$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
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$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