Amsterdam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$238
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
921K
846K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 566% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 331st and 8918th ($2791 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Nepal, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 29th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$3409

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1862

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361