Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 4.9 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs366.24
|
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,017.35
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.47
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.49
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.46
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs521.39
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs391.82
|
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs205.97
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs196.45
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs136.64
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs61.85
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.76
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.87
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.20
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs36.92
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs623.79
|
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,042.78
|
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,069,387.70
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,068.21
|
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,592.93
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,460.56
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,866.70
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,775.84
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,819.48
|
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs392,935.89
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs325.55
|
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs204.85
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs406.94
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,861.85
|
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs508.67
|
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,602.33
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,363.88
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,803.51
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,664.77
|
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
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