Essen vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$642
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
587K
846K

The cost of living in Essen is 258% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 3925th and 8916th ($1519 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 Essen compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 23rd and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kathmandu

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Essen Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$4078

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Kathmandu

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