Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 5.7 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs366.24
|
$21.99
€20.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,017.35
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.47
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.49
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.46
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs521.39
|
$5.13
€4.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs391.82
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs205.97
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs196.45
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs136.64
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs61.85
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.76
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.87
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.20
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs36.92
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs623.79
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,042.78
|
$131.93
€123.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,069,387.70
|
$34,778.34
€32,630.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,068.21
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,592.93
|
$62.54
€58.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,460.56
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,866.70
|
$1,834.34
€1,721.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,775.84
|
$192.55
€180.66
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,819.48
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs392,935.89
|
$10,275.73
€9,641.20
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs325.55
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs204.85
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs406.94
|
$17.04
€15.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,861.85
|
$50.27
€47.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs508.67
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,602.33
|
$90.63
€85.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,363.88
|
$39.17
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,803.51
|
$97.66
€91.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,664.77
|
$106.59
€100.00
|
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