Essen vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$681
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
585K
846K

The cost of living in Essen is 244% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 3595th and 8885th ($1525 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 31st and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$4063

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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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