Cost of living comparison

Nepal

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 3.0 times more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 4.9 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 28.5% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, restaurants, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Kathmandu, you would:

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pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.94 NPR291.73	$19.02 ARS29,380.28	+881.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 NPR1,166.92	$12.96 ARS20,015.77	+67.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 NPR77.87	$2.01 ARS3,100.13	+287.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 NPR21.74	$1.59 ARS2,459.07	+1001.8%
Average			+386.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 NPR89.34	$2.48 ARS3,826.83	+317.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NPR547.81	$5.25 ARS8,105.04	+44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.79 NPR419.21	$5.52 ARS8,526.07	+98.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 NPR253.56	$2.81 ARS4,339.06	+66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR211.14	$4.60 ARS7,104.82	+227.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NPR136.48	$1.28 ARS1,976.41	+41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 NPR79.40	$0.97 ARS1,502.77	+84.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 NPR95.39	$0.65 ARS1,004.37	+2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 NPR38.04	$0.92 ARS1,417.93	+263.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR26.88	$0.56 ARS863.74	+213.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 NPR35.01	$0.56 ARS859.68	+139.2%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 NPR770.31	$5.28 ARS8,149.85	+3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.69 NPR1,458.66	$27.50 ARS42,481.27	+183.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,079.65 NPR4M	$28,500.00 ARS44M	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.08 NPR1,667.73	$9.60 ARS14,829.82	-13.4%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.95 NPR1,346.45	$31.11 ARS48,059.76	+247.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$219.17 NPR32,981.82	$770.79 ARS1M	+251.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$101.02 NPR15,202.43	$509.75 ARS787K	+404.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,599.84	$162.43 ARS251K	+579.0%
Average			+348.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.27 NPR9,821.61	$464.87 ARS718K	+612.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,431.44 NPR817K	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+63.8%
Average			+241.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 NPR464.34	$3.95 ARS6,107.31	+28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 NPR227.91	$3.86 ARS5,968.47	+155.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 NPR369.53	$4.21 ARS6,499.87	+71.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.54 NPR3,241.46	$49.97 ARS77,199.23	+132.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.91 NPR437.60	$10.38 ARS16,038.40	+257.0%
Average			+126.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.97 NPR3,757.14	$120.49 ARS186K	+382.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.44 NPR3,978.15	$95.69 ARS148K	+262.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.68 NPR9,432.64	$115.94 ARS179K	+85.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.43 NPR4,278.72	$138.37 ARS214K	+386.7%
Average			+254.1%

Kathmandu vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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