Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 80.4% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs366.24
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,017.35
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.47
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.49
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.46
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs521.39
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs391.82
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs205.97
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs196.45
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs136.64
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs61.85
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.76
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.87
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.20
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs36.92
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 57.7% more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs623.79
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,042.78
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,069,387.70
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,068.21
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,592.93
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,460.56
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,866.70
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,775.84
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,819.48
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs392,935.89
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs325.55
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs204.85
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs406.94
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,861.85
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs508.67
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,602.33
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,363.88
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,803.51
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,664.77
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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