Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 4.1 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
$19.00
₪70.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
$2.42
₪8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
$1.87
₪6.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
$6.58
₪24.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
$6.91
₪25.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
$4.71
₪17.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
$1.35
₪5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
$0.75
₪2.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
$0.86
₪3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
$7.37
₪27.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
$61.07
₪226.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
$10.20
₪37.80
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
$7.60
₪28.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
$82.87
₪306.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
$12.21
₪45.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
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