Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.8 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 73.1% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 85.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
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