Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 65.6% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.56
|
$2.75
Rs367.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$7.64
Rs1,021.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$0.45
Rs60.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.19
Rs25.59
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.53
Rs70.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.80
|
$3.92
Rs523.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.92
|
$2.94
Rs393.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.51
|
$1.55
Rs206.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$1.48
Rs197.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.03
Rs137.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.46
Rs62.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.61
Rs81.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.31
Rs42.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.22
Rs29.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.28
Rs37.07
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.39
|
$4.69
Rs626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.34
|
$7.83
Rs1,047.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,513.75
|
$30,573.69
Rs4,086,101.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$8.03
Rs1,072.60
|
|
pay 88.8% less for housing
Dublin
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.47
|
$11.97
Rs1,599.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,997.65
|
$183.77
Rs24,561.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,714.89
|
$119.21
Rs15,931.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.02
|
$20.86
Rs2,787.25
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,267.16
|
$81.29
Rs10,863.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,606.63
|
$2,952.16
Rs394,549.72
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.17
|
$2.45
Rs326.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$1.54
Rs205.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.93
|
$3.06
Rs408.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.00
|
$29.01
Rs3,877.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$3.82
Rs510.76
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.72
|
$27.06
Rs3,617.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.62
|
$32.79
Rs4,381.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.30
|
$51.12
Rs6,831.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.65
|
$42.56
Rs5,688.04
|
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