Kathmandu vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$147
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2807
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
72
😀 Quality of life
45
92
🏙️ Population
846K
616K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 69% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 8885th and 3925th ($443 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 535th in Nepal and Germany, respectively. Check Nepal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 6524th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$10026

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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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261