Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 43.5% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$2.75
Rs367.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$7.64
Rs1,021.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$0.45
Rs60.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$0.19
Rs25.59
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$0.53
Rs70.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$3.92
Rs523.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$2.94
Rs393.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$1.55
Rs206.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$1.48
Rs197.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$1.03
Rs137.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.46
Rs62.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$0.61
Rs81.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$0.31
Rs42.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.22
Rs29.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.28
Rs37.07
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$4.69
Rs626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$7.83
Rs1,047.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$30,573.69
Rs4,086,101.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$8.03
Rs1,072.60
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$11.97
Rs1,599.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$183.77
Rs24,561.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$119.21
Rs15,931.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$20.86
Rs2,787.25
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$81.29
Rs10,863.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$2,952.16
Rs394,549.72
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$2.45
Rs326.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$1.54
Rs205.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$3.06
Rs408.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$29.01
Rs3,877.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$3.82
Rs510.76
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$27.06
Rs3,617.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$32.79
Rs4,381.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$51.12
Rs6,831.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$42.56
Rs5,688.04
|
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