Helsinki vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$991
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
29
😀 Quality of life
94
51
🏙️ Population
687K
846K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 383% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2068th and 8958th ($1990 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 48th and 6657th 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
$15.6
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$3536

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360