Essen vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$759
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$236
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
579K
846K

The cost of living in Essen is 234% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 3358th and 8752nd ($1519 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 32nd and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328