Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 49.4% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,735.92
|
$2.75
Rs367.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
$7.64
Rs1,021.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft495.76
|
$0.45
Rs60.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft399.85
|
$0.19
Rs25.59
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft561.03
|
$0.53
Rs70.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,336.81
|
$3.92
Rs523.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,969.99
|
$2.94
Rs393.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,225.53
|
$1.55
Rs206.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft927.65
|
$1.48
Rs197.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft271.13
|
$1.03
Rs137.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft335.25
|
$0.46
Rs62.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft332.41
|
$0.61
Rs81.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft632.05
|
$0.31
Rs42.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.09
|
$0.22
Rs29.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft227.88
|
$0.28
Rs37.07
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,661.28
|
$4.69
Rs626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,140.35
|
$7.83
Rs1,047.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,381,811.97
|
$30,573.69
Rs4,086,101.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,483.10
|
$8.03
Rs1,072.60
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Budapest
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,703.57
|
$11.97
Rs1,599.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft213,635.44
|
$183.77
Rs24,561.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft162,678.18
|
$119.21
Rs15,931.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,574.81
|
$20.86
Rs2,787.25
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft150,986.26
|
$81.29
Rs10,863.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,741,409.46
|
$2,952.16
Rs394,549.72
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft853.92
|
$2.45
Rs326.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft777.03
|
$1.54
Rs205.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,241.55
|
$3.06
Rs408.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,820.75
|
$29.01
Rs3,877.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
$3.82
Rs510.76
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,796.51
|
$27.06
Rs3,617.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,730.48
|
$32.79
Rs4,381.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft30,983.17
|
$51.12
Rs6,831.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,804.13
|
$42.56
Rs5,688.04
|
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