Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 28.0% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Kathmandu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.87
NPR249.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
$6.74
NPR899.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$0.50
NPR67.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$0.18
NPR24.06
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Kathmandu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$0.56
NPR75.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$4.47
NPR597.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$3.24
NPR431.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$1.56
NPR208.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$1.43
NPR191.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$1.13
NPR151.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$0.47
NPR63.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
$0.57
NPR75.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$0.33
NPR43.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$0.22
NPR29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
$4.97
NPR663.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
$8.98
NPR1,198.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,079.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.36
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Maseru
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
$205.38
NPR27,409.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
$120.20
NPR16,042.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$29.53
NPR3,941.57
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
$92.91
NPR12,399.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,833.41
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$2.62
NPR349.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$1.66
NPR221.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$2.99
NPR399.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
$24.50
NPR3,269.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.37
NPR449.51
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
$25.39
NPR3,387.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
$35.76
NPR4,772.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
$52.04
NPR6,944.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
$39.52
NPR5,274.99
|
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