Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 50.7% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$1.87
NPR249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.74
NPR899.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.50
NPR67.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
|
pay 67.0% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.56
NPR75.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.47
NPR597.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$3.24
NPR431.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.56
NPR208.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$1.43
NPR191.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.13
NPR151.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.33
NPR43.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$4.97
NPR663.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$8.98
NPR1,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,856.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.62
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$205.38
NPR27,414.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$120.20
NPR16,045.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$29.53
NPR3,942.25
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Kingstown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$92.91
NPR12,402.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,905.00
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.62
NPR349.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$1.66
NPR221.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.99
NPR399.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$24.50
NPR3,269.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.37
NPR449.59
|
|
pay 59.0% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$35.76
NPR4,773.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$39.52
NPR5,275.91
|
|
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