Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 54.1% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP201.17
|
$1.87
NPR248.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP201.17
|
$6.74
NPR894.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.73
|
$0.50
NPR66.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.77
|
$0.18
NPR23.95
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.25
|
$0.56
NPR74.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP79.20
|
$4.47
NPR594.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP168.35
|
$3.24
NPR429.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP67.97
|
$1.56
NPR207.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP100.64
|
$1.43
NPR190.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.11
|
$1.13
NPR150.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.29
|
$0.47
NPR62.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.21
|
$0.57
NPR75.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
$0.33
NPR43.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP7.98
|
$0.22
NPR29.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.36
|
$0.28
NPR37.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP45.23
|
$4.97
NPR660.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP301.75
|
$8.98
NPR1,193.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,609,343.30
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,473,897.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP135.79
|
$11.23
NPR1,491.30
|
|
pay 38.0% more for housing
Cairo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP366.30
|
$10.72
NPR1,424.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,157.96
|
$205.38
NPR27,280.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,532.12
|
$120.20
NPR15,966.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP675.70
|
$29.53
NPR3,922.99
|
|
pay 36.6% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,670.45
|
$92.91
NPR12,341.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP81,473.00
|
$3,100.81
NPR411,883.29
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.98
|
$2.62
NPR347.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP70.69
|
$1.66
NPR220.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP82.98
|
$2.99
NPR397.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP803.50
|
$24.50
NPR3,253.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP150.88
|
$3.37
NPR447.39
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,622.58
|
$25.39
NPR3,371.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP1,966.70
|
$35.76
NPR4,750.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,237.10
|
$52.04
NPR6,912.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,357.44
|
$39.52
NPR5,250.14
|
|
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