Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 57.4% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.03
|
$1.87
NPR249.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.54
|
$6.74
NPR899.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.50
|
$0.50
NPR67.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.67
|
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.56
NPR75.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.10
|
$4.47
NPR597.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.03
|
$3.24
NPR431.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.79
|
$1.56
NPR208.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.58
|
$1.43
NPR191.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.13
NPR151.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.33
NPR43.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.28
|
$4.97
NPR663.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.10
|
$8.98
NPR1,198.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,434.67
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,386.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.55
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.46
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.12
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,268.33
|
$205.38
NPR27,411.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€915.31
|
$120.20
NPR16,043.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.10
|
$29.53
NPR3,941.84
|
|
pay 75.9% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€502.65
|
$92.91
NPR12,400.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,233.53
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,861.72
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.51
|
$2.62
NPR349.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.43
|
$1.66
NPR221.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.66
|
$2.99
NPR399.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.84
|
$24.50
NPR3,269.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.02
|
$3.37
NPR449.54
|
|
pay 41.3% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.68
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.40
|
$35.76
NPR4,772.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.68
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.47
|
$39.52
NPR5,275.36
|
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