Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 58.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Austria, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Kathmandu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.15
|
$2.75
Rs367.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$7.64
Rs1,021.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$0.45
Rs60.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.19
Rs25.59
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$0.53
Rs70.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.83
|
$3.92
Rs523.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$2.94
Rs393.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$1.55
Rs206.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$1.48
Rs197.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.03
Rs137.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.46
Rs62.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.61
Rs81.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.31
Rs42.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.22
Rs29.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.28
Rs37.07
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Austria
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.75
|
$4.69
Rs626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.99
|
$7.83
Rs1,047.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
$30,573.69
Rs4,086,101.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.52
|
$8.03
Rs1,072.60
|
|
pay 78.7% less for housing
Austria
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
$11.97
Rs1,599.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.97
|
$183.77
Rs24,561.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€581.41
|
$119.21
Rs15,931.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
$20.86
Rs2,787.25
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.46
|
$81.29
Rs10,863.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
$2,952.16
Rs394,549.72
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$2.45
Rs326.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.11
|
$1.54
Rs205.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
$3.06
Rs408.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.85
|
$29.01
Rs3,877.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.93
|
$3.82
Rs510.76
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Austria
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
$27.06
Rs3,617.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
$32.79
Rs4,381.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
$51.12
Rs6,831.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.33
|
$42.56
Rs5,688.04
|
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