Cost of living comparison
Russia is 55.9% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Russia instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 85.8% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs366.71
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,018.65
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.54
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.52
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.55
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs522.06
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs392.32
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs206.23
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs196.70
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs136.81
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs61.93
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.86
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.93
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.24
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs36.97
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs624.58
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,044.11
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,074,591.83
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,069.58
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 84.6% more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,594.97
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,491.84
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,886.99
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,779.39
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,833.32
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs393,438.39
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs325.97
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs205.12
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs407.46
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,866.79
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs509.32
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 76.9% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,606.94
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,369.46
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,812.21
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,672.02
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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