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Saint John's vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 3.2 times more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 4.5 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 99.0% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 6.6 times more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.5% more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 74.2% more in Saint John's

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Saint John's are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Kathmandu, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.76 NPR253.46	$13.88 EC$37.50	+687.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 NPR912.47	$11.10 EC$30.00	+75.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 NPR77.98	$2.07 EC$5.60	+282.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 NPR24.49	$0.96 EC$2.58	+461.5%
Average			+376.6%

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pay 4.5 times more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 NPR78.90	$2.78 EC$7.50	+406.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 NPR646.60	$4.07 EC$11.00	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 NPR454.05	$8.40 EC$22.71	+166.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 NPR254.29	$5.37 EC$14.50	+203.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR201.73	$3.69 EC$9.98	+163.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 NPR140.05	$2.96 EC$8.00	+204.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 NPR65.18	$1.11 EC$3.00	+145.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 NPR78.09	$3.70 EC$10.00	+581.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 NPR43.25	$3.70 EC$10.00	+1130.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR31.46	$1.30 EC$3.50	+492.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR41.94	$1.30 EC$3.50	+344.2%
Average			+348.0%

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pay 99.0% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.57 NPR657.39	$6.29 EC$17.00	+37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.57 NPR1,520.79	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,715.30 NPR4,562,356.92	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.39 NPR1,926.33	$51.53 EC$139.27	+284.8%
Average			+99.0%

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pay 6.6 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.25 NPR1,186.67	$77.58 EC$209.67	+840.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.99 NPR25,891.48	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+482.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.92 NPR13,510.75	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+622.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,440.40	$99.04 EC$267.65	+314.1%
Average			+564.9%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Kathmandu	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$80.28 NPR11,549.15	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,085.67 NPR443,885.07	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-40.0%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 92.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 NPR375.13	$1.85 EC$5.00	-29.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 NPR256.66	$3.95 EC$10.67	+121.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 NPR405.54	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.82 NPR3,139.06	$61.67 EC$166.67	+182.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.17 NPR456.24	$6.20 EC$16.75	+95.4%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 74.2% more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.91 NPR3,295.04	$50.00 EC$135.13	+118.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.63 NPR3,830.13	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.89 NPR8,183.28	$74.00 EC$200.00	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.56 NPR5,259.38	??
Average			+74.2%

Kathmandu vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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