Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 3.5 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
$5.27
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
$4.99
€4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
$1.48
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 88.0% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
$6.01
€5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
$40.07
€36.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
$27,724.47
€25,482.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
$11.56
€10.62
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
$33.13
€30.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
$916.93
€842.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
$738.60
€678.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
$190.23
€174.85
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
$469.29
€431.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
$11,290.14
€10,377.33
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
$3.52
€3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
$45.09
€41.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
$79.58
€73.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
$40.89
€37.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
$104.24
€95.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
$129.44
€118.98
|
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