Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.4 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
|
pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
|
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