Kathmandu vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$6534
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1660
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$2910
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$4686
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
29
92
😀 Quality of life
51
96
🏙️ Population
846K
548K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 85% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8958th and 570th ($412 vs $2701) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6657th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs The Hague

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Kathmandu The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$13755

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$340
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$285
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$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
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2348
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1907
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2822
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2383
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3203
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2669
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2636
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2264
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2457
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2223
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2206
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2440
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2471
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2338
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2340
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2721
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2132
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1822
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1848
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1512
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2360
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2172
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1730
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1857
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1849
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2409
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1734