Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 40.3% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
Beirut
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
|
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