Gothenburg vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$895
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
28
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
608K
846K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 289% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2792nd and 8885th ($1725 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Nepal, respectively. Check Sweden vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 81st and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1596
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1264
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1299
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1206
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267

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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