Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 66.2% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of London, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
London
|
Kathmandu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£17.07
|
$2.75
Rs366.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
$7.64
Rs1,018.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$0.45
Rs60.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.42
|
$0.19
Rs25.52
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
London
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
$0.53
Rs70.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.30
|
$3.92
Rs522.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.69
|
$2.94
Rs392.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
$1.55
Rs206.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.07
|
$1.48
Rs196.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.97
|
$1.03
Rs136.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.58
|
$0.46
Rs61.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.94
|
$0.61
Rs80.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.19
|
$0.31
Rs41.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.22
Rs29.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.28
Rs36.97
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
London
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.67
|
$4.69
Rs624.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£160.67
|
$7.83
Rs1,044.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
$30,573.69
Rs4,074,591.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.46
|
$8.03
Rs1,069.58
|
|
pay 86.5% less for housing
London
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
$11.97
Rs1,594.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
$183.77
Rs24,491.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
$119.21
Rs15,886.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
$20.86
Rs2,779.39
|
|
pay 90.9% less for childcare
London
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
$81.29
Rs10,833.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
$2,952.16
Rs393,438.39
|
|
pay 67.1% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£6.03
|
$2.45
Rs325.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.44
|
$1.54
Rs205.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
$3.06
Rs407.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.86
|
$29.01
Rs3,866.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£12.05
|
$3.82
Rs509.32
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
London
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
$27.06
Rs3,606.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
$32.79
Rs4,369.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
$51.12
Rs6,812.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£97.17
|
$42.56
Rs5,672.02
|
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