Helsinki vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
78
28
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
676K
846K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 337% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2046th and 8885th ($1936 vs $443) 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 37th and 6524th 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
$15.5
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$5
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$4063

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Kathmandu

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