Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.9 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Austria instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR248.55
|
$15.33
€14.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR894.78
|
$10.30
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR66.92
|
$2.98
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR23.95
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR74.84
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR594.26
|
$8.22
€7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR429.76
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR207.16
|
$4.01
€3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR190.16
|
$5.79
€5.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR150.75
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR62.70
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.43
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.27
|
$1.84
€1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.09
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.33
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR660.63
|
$6.51
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,193.04
|
$49.62
€45.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,473,897.01
|
$26,063.58
€24,025.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,491.30
|
$19.69
€18.15
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,424.38
|
$36.32
€33.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,280.83
|
$871.49
€803.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR15,966.84
|
$685.35
€631.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,922.99
|
$267.95
€246.99
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,341.47
|
$469.56
€432.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR411,883.29
|
$14,286.41
€13,169.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR347.97
|
$4.59
€4.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR220.71
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR397.68
|
$6.46
€5.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,253.74
|
$44.34
€40.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR447.39
|
$12.69
€11.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,371.99
|
$85.15
€78.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,750.06
|
$46.34
€42.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,912.05
|
$89.08
€82.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,250.14
|
$125.31
€115.51
|
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