Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 3.6 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
|
pay 82.8% more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
|
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