Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 42.4% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$2.75
NPR367.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$7.64
NPR1,020.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA652
|
$0.45
NPR60.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA582
|
$0.19
NPR25.56
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.53
NPR70.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
$3.92
NPR522.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
$2.94
NPR392.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
$1.55
NPR206.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
$1.48
NPR197.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA621
|
$1.03
NPR137.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.46
NPR62.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.61
NPR80.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.31
NPR41.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA312
|
$0.22
NPR29.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.28
NPR37.03
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
$4.69
NPR625.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
$7.83
NPR1,045.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,081,064.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
$8.03
NPR1,071.28
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
Dakar
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
$11.97
NPR1,597.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
$183.77
NPR24,530.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
$119.21
NPR15,912.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
$20.86
NPR2,783.81
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
$81.29
NPR10,850.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,063.41
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$2.45
NPR326.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
$1.54
NPR205.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$3.06
NPR408.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
$29.01
NPR3,872.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$3.82
NPR510.13
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
$27.06
NPR3,612.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
$32.79
NPR4,376.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
$51.12
NPR6,823.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
$42.56
NPR5,681.03
|
|
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