Kathmandu vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$3795
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
94
😀 Quality of life
48
93
🏙️ Population
846K
592K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 77% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8752nd and 1756th ($455 vs $2013) 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6452nd and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$12166

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$355
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$390
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$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413