Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 58.5% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Germany, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
Germany
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
Germany
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Germany
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
|
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