Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 16.7% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.87
NPR249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.74
NPR899.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.50
NPR67.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.56
NPR75.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.47
NPR597.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.24
NPR431.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.56
NPR208.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.43
NPR191.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.13
NPR151.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.33
NPR43.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
pay 62.7% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.97
NPR663.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.98
NPR1,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,856.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.62
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$205.38
NPR27,414.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$120.20
NPR16,045.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$29.53
NPR3,942.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$92.91
NPR12,402.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,100.81
NPR413,905.00
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.62
NPR349.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.66
NPR221.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.99
NPR399.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$24.50
NPR3,269.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.37
NPR449.59
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$35.76
NPR4,773.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$39.52
NPR5,275.91
|
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