Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 14.5% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$2.75
Rs366.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$7.64
Rs1,018.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.45
Rs60.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.19
Rs25.52
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$0.53
Rs70.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$3.92
Rs522.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$2.94
Rs392.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$1.55
Rs206.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$1.48
Rs196.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.03
Rs136.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.46
Rs61.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.61
Rs80.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.31
Rs41.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.22
Rs29.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.28
Rs36.97
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$4.69
Rs624.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$7.83
Rs1,044.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$30,573.69
Rs4,074,591.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$8.03
Rs1,069.58
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$11.97
Rs1,594.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$183.77
Rs24,491.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$119.21
Rs15,886.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$20.86
Rs2,779.39
|
|
pay 97.6% more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$81.29
Rs10,833.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$2,952.16
Rs393,438.39
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$2.45
Rs325.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$1.54
Rs205.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$3.06
Rs407.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$29.01
Rs3,866.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$3.82
Rs509.32
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Georgetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$27.06
Rs3,606.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$32.79
Rs4,369.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$51.12
Rs6,812.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$42.56
Rs5,672.02
|
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