Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 60.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 78.6% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Kathmandu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.54
|
$1.87
NPR249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
$6.74
NPR899.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.18
|
$0.50
NPR67.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$0.56
NPR75.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$4.47
NPR597.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$3.24
NPR431.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
$1.56
NPR208.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$1.43
NPR191.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.13
NPR151.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.33
NPR43.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$4.97
NPR663.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.98
NPR1,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,856.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€28.13
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.62
|
|
pay 85.8% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
$205.38
NPR27,414.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
$120.20
NPR16,045.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
$29.53
NPR3,942.25
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
$92.91
NPR12,402.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,905.00
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€6.03
|
$2.62
NPR349.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.57
|
$1.66
NPR221.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$2.99
NPR399.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.41
|
$24.50
NPR3,269.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$3.37
NPR449.59
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
$35.76
NPR4,773.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€89.11
|
$39.52
NPR5,275.91
|
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