Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 4.1 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 71.8% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
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