Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 61.7% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
$2.75
NPR366.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
$7.64
NPR1,017.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
$0.45
NPR60.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
$0.19
NPR25.50
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
$0.53
NPR70.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
$3.92
NPR521.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
$2.94
NPR391.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
$1.55
NPR206.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
$1.48
NPR196.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
$1.03
NPR136.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
$0.46
NPR61.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
$0.61
NPR80.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
$0.31
NPR41.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
$0.22
NPR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
$0.28
NPR36.93
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
$4.69
NPR624.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
$7.83
NPR1,043.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,070,854.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
$8.03
NPR1,068.60
|
|
pay 20.2% less for housing
Colombo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
$11.97
NPR1,593.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
$183.77
NPR24,469.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
$119.21
NPR15,872.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
$20.86
NPR2,776.85
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
$81.29
NPR10,823.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
$2,952.16
NPR393,077.56
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
$2.45
NPR325.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
$1.54
NPR204.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
$3.06
NPR407.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
$29.01
NPR3,863.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
$3.82
NPR508.86
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
$27.06
NPR3,603.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
$32.79
NPR4,365.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
$51.12
NPR6,805.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
$42.56
NPR5,666.82
|
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