Kathmandu vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3835
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
94
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
846K
664K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 80% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8885th and 1336th ($443 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6524th and 51st 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
$1.48
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$10888

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$311
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592