Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 50.3% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Greece, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$2.75
NPR366.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$7.64
NPR1,017.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.45
NPR60.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.19
NPR25.50
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Greece
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.53
NPR70.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$3.92
NPR521.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$2.94
NPR391.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$1.55
NPR206.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$1.48
NPR196.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.03
NPR136.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.46
NPR61.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.61
NPR80.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.31
NPR41.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.22
NPR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.28
NPR36.93
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$4.69
NPR624.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$7.83
NPR1,043.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,070,854.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$8.03
NPR1,068.60
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
Greece
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$11.97
NPR1,593.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$183.77
NPR24,469.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$119.21
NPR15,872.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$20.86
NPR2,776.85
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Greece
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$81.29
NPR10,823.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$2,952.16
NPR393,077.56
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$2.45
NPR325.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.54
NPR204.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$3.06
NPR407.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$29.01
NPR3,863.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$3.82
NPR508.86
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Greece
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$27.06
NPR3,603.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$32.79
NPR4,365.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$51.12
NPR6,805.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$42.56
NPR5,666.82
|
|
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