Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 23.5% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$1.87
NPR249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$6.74
NPR899.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$0.50
NPR67.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$0.56
NPR75.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$4.47
NPR597.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$3.24
NPR431.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$1.56
NPR208.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$1.43
NPR191.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.13
NPR151.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.33
NPR43.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.97
NPR663.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$8.98
NPR1,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,856.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.62
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
Caracas
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$205.38
NPR27,414.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$120.20
NPR16,045.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$29.53
NPR3,942.25
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Caracas
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$92.91
NPR12,402.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,905.00
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.62
NPR349.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$1.66
NPR221.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$2.99
NPR399.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$24.50
NPR3,269.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$3.37
NPR449.59
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$35.76
NPR4,773.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$39.52
NPR5,275.91
|
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