Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.3 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs367.28
|
$6.84
₩9,193
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,020.23
|
$6.08
₩8,171
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.64
|
$1.56
₩2,102
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.56
|
$0.82
₩1,099
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.66
|
$3.17
₩4,266
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs522.87
|
$5.72
₩7,686
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs392.93
|
$8.47
₩11,390
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs206.55
|
$3.83
₩5,153
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs197.01
|
$4.85
₩6,523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs137.02
|
$2.90
₩3,893
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs62.03
|
$1.67
₩2,241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.98
|
$2.82
₩3,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.99
|
$2.77
₩3,718
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.28
|
$1.68
₩2,263
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs37.03
|
$1.38
₩1,852
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs625.55
|
$5.41
₩7,272
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,045.73
|
$41.78
₩56,177
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,080,906.09
|
$31,904.23
₩42,898,423
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,071.24
|
$8.96
₩12,052
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,597.44
|
$21.92
₩29,467
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,529.79
|
$768.77
₩1,033,690
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,911.61
|
$592.83
₩797,126
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,783.70
|
$138.80
₩186,625
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,850.11
|
$384.99
₩517,654
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs394,048.09
|
$18,449.76
₩24,807,546
|
|
pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs326.47
|
$3.80
₩5,107
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs205.43
|
$3.92
₩5,277
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs408.09
|
$3.42
₩4,596
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,872.78
|
$52.16
₩70,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs510.11
|
$10.63
₩14,299
|
|
pay 91.8% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,612.53
|
$60.78
₩81,719
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,376.23
|
$43.57
₩58,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,822.76
|
$72.02
₩96,832
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,680.81
|
$114.47
₩153,912
|
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