Cost of living comparison
Athens is 3.0 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Athens instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Athens
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs367.28
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,020.23
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.64
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.56
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.66
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs522.87
|
$6.55
€6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs392.93
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs206.55
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs197.01
|
$4.44
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs137.02
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs62.03
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.98
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.99
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.28
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs37.03
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs625.55
|
$8.01
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,045.73
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,080,906.09
|
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,071.24
|
$11.43
€10.53
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,597.44
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,529.79
|
$553.55
€509.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,911.61
|
$521.82
€480.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,783.70
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,850.11
|
$488.12
€449.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs394,048.09
|
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
|
pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs326.47
|
$4.67
€4.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs205.43
|
$3.68
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs408.09
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,872.78
|
$45.80
€42.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs510.11
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,612.53
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,376.23
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,822.76
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,680.81
|
$111.33
€102.53
|
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