Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Nepal
  3. Kathmandu
  4. United Kingdom
  5. London
  6. Comparison
NPR
COMPARED TO
GBP

London is 7.8 times more expensive than Kathmandu.

If you lived in London instead of Kathmandu, you would:
local_dining

pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

  Kathmandu help_outline London help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.57
Rs264.11
$19.48
£15.05
+658.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.63
Rs682.29
$7.79
£6.02
+17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.56
Rs57.95
$1.86
£1.44
+229.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.21
Rs21.63
$1.47
£1.14
+600.7%
Average +376.7%
Kathmandu vs. London - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.5 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.53
Rs54.62
$1.35
£1.04
+153.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.72
Rs485.67
$4.52
£3.49
-4.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.90
Rs298.08
$4.71
£3.64
+62.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.35
Rs138.82
$2.78
£2.15
+105.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.54
Rs158.31
$3.74
£2.89
+143.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.01
Rs103.48
$1.29
£1.00
+28.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.48
Rs49.44
$0.72
£0.56
+50.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.51
Rs52.64
$1.20
£0.93
+134.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.26
Rs26.41
$1.44
£1.11
+458.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.19
Rs19.19
$0.69
£0.54
+272.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.23
Rs23.42
$0.67
£0.52
+193.8%
Average +145.3%
Kathmandu vs. London - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 7.0 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.46
Rs356.28
$6.20
£4.79
+78.9%
Monthly public transit pass $8.56
Rs880.37
$194.84
£150.54
+2176.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,527.00
Rs3,345,401.64
$27,689.74
£21,393.65
-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $8.99
Rs924.39
$23.64
£18.27
+163.0%
Average +600.8%
Kathmandu vs. London - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 10.2 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.84
Rs1,834.99
$40.74
£31.48
+128.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $156.38
Rs16,083.65
$2,248.15
£1,736.96
+1337.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $100.97
Rs10,384.66
$1,623.08
£1,254.02
+1507.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $20.54
Rs2,112.93
$169.35
£130.84
+724.3%
Average +924.4%
Kathmandu vs. London - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 23.9 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $60.49
Rs6,221.70
$1,865.81
£1,441.56
+2984.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,375.97
Rs141,518.01
$23,333.34
£18,027.80
+1595.8%
Average +2290.1%
Kathmandu vs. London - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.78
Rs286.12
$6.49
£5.02
+133.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.64
Rs169.00
$3.91
£3.02
+137.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.57
Rs264.11
$15.59
£12.04
+507.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $21.63
Rs2,224.88
$55.64
£42.99
+157.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.42
Rs352.15
$16.89
£13.05
+393.2%
Average +265.7%
Kathmandu vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.6 times more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $21.96
Rs2,258.44
$86.79
£67.06
+295.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $30.74
Rs3,161.77
$42.73
£33.02
+39.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $47.26
Rs4,861.16
$90.85
£70.20
+92.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $37.35
Rs3,841.71
$117.19
£90.54
+213.7%
Average +160.1%
Kathmandu vs. London - Cost of clothing
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