Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 20.5% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
$2.75
Rs366.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
$7.64
Rs1,018.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
$0.45
Rs60.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
$0.19
Rs25.52
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
$0.53
Rs70.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
$3.92
Rs522.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
$2.94
Rs392.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
$1.55
Rs206.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
$1.48
Rs196.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
$1.03
Rs136.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
$0.46
Rs61.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
$0.61
Rs80.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
$0.31
Rs41.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
$0.22
Rs29.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
$0.28
Rs36.97
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
$4.69
Rs624.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
$7.83
Rs1,044.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
$30,573.69
Rs4,074,591.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
$8.03
Rs1,069.58
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
$11.97
Rs1,594.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
$183.77
Rs24,491.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
$119.21
Rs15,886.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
$20.86
Rs2,779.39
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
$81.29
Rs10,833.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
$2,952.16
Rs393,438.39
|
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
$2.45
Rs325.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
$1.54
Rs205.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
$3.06
Rs407.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
$29.01
Rs3,866.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
$3.82
Rs509.32
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
$27.06
Rs3,606.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
$32.79
Rs4,369.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
$51.12
Rs6,812.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
$42.56
Rs5,672.02
|
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