Kathmandu vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$4312
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
29
90
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
846K
1.51M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8916th and 863rd ($424 vs $2525) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6934th and 44th 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
$1.97
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$17274

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714