Kathmandu vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3917
🏠 One person rent
$134
$833
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2965
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
72
😀 Quality of life
47
91
🏙️ Population
846K
620K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 74% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 8916th and 3360th ($424 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 275th in Nepal and Germany, respectively. Check Nepal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 6934th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Leipzig

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Kathmandu Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$13142

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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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1505
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1398
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1408
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1380
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1399
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1416
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1363
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1407
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1482
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1416
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1161
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1440
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1299
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1410
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1482
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1445
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1244
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1530
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1415
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1131
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1335
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1269
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1462
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1316
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1414
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1430
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1416
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1428
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1381
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1417
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1448
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1410
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438