Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 2.9 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs367.75
|
$10.99
kn77.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,021.53
|
$7.70
kn54.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.71
|
$2.56
kn18.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.59
|
$1.81
kn12.72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.75
|
$1.22
kn8.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs523.53
|
$4.97
kn34.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs393.43
|
$5.08
kn35.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs206.81
|
$3.34
kn23.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs197.26
|
$4.51
kn31.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs137.20
|
$0.68
kn4.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs62.11
|
$0.70
kn4.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs81.09
|
$0.81
kn5.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs42.05
|
$1.17
kn8.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.32
|
$0.54
kn3.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs37.07
|
$0.52
kn3.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs626.35
|
$7.21
kn50.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,047.06
|
$52.55
kn370.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,086,101.11
|
$27,761.50
kn195,611.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,072.60
|
$9.17
kn64.59
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,599.47
|
$26.23
kn184.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,561.02
|
$633.97
kn4,467.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,931.87
|
$491.60
kn3,463.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,787.25
|
$164.63
kn1,160.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,863.92
|
$157.92
kn1,112.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs394,549.72
|
$7,167.37
kn50,502.28
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs326.89
|
$2.92
kn20.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs205.69
|
$2.03
kn14.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs408.61
|
$5.10
kn35.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,877.71
|
$47.97
kn338.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs510.76
|
$7.31
kn51.48
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,617.13
|
$91.04
kn641.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,381.81
|
$38.84
kn273.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,831.45
|
$92.79
kn653.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,688.04
|
$113.47
kn799.52
|
|
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