Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 2.5 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
$2.95
THB109.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
$0.57
THB21.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
$0.32
THB11.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
$8.67
THB321.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
$6.60
THB244.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
$1.46
THB53.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
$1.36
THB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
$0.63
THB23.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
$0.90
THB33.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
$0.73
THB27.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$0.73
THB26.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
$0.63
THB23.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
$4.46
THB165.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
$10.60
THB392.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
$2.36
THB87.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
$2.30
THB85.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
$7.97
THB295.22
|
|
pay 93.8% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
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