Kathmandu vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$4246
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
47
95
🏙️ Population
846K
664K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 84% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8916th and 649th ($424 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nepal and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Nepal vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6934th and 20th 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
$1.97
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$13092

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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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799