Kathmandu vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$4180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
846K
664K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 84% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8958th and 676th ($412 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Nepal and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Nepal vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6657th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Rotterdam

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Kathmandu Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$13439

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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727