Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 46.0% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
|
pay 68.4% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
|
pay 83.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
|
pay 4.1% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
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