Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 38.6% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Castries, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.75
NPR367.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$7.64
NPR1,020.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.45
NPR60.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.19
NPR25.56
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
Castries
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$0.53
NPR70.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$3.92
NPR522.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$2.94
NPR392.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$1.55
NPR206.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$1.48
NPR197.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.03
NPR137.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.46
NPR62.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.61
NPR80.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$0.31
NPR41.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.22
NPR29.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.28
NPR37.03
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Castries
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.69
NPR625.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.83
NPR1,045.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,081,064.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.03
NPR1,071.28
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
Castries
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$11.97
NPR1,597.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$183.77
NPR24,530.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$119.21
NPR15,912.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$20.86
NPR2,783.81
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Castries
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$81.29
NPR10,850.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,063.41
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.45
NPR326.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$1.54
NPR205.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$3.06
NPR408.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$29.01
NPR3,872.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$3.82
NPR510.13
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
Castries
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$27.06
NPR3,612.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$32.79
NPR4,376.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$51.12
NPR6,823.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$42.56
NPR5,681.03
|
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