Helsinki vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$972
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
29
😀 Quality of life
94
47
🏙️ Population
694K
846K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 365% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2107th and 8916th ($1970 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Nepal, respectively. Check Finland vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 47th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Kathmandu

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Helsinki Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$4078

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

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