Kathmandu vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$3867
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
48
94
🏙️ Population
846K
1.49M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 79% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8752nd and 1315th ($455 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.8 months in Munich. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 6452nd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Munich

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Kathmandu Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$18334

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$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599