Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 54.8% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$2.75
Rs367.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$7.64
Rs1,021.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$0.45
Rs60.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$0.19
Rs25.59
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.53
Rs70.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.54
|
$3.92
Rs523.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$2.94
Rs393.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
$1.55
Rs206.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.50
|
$1.48
Rs197.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.03
Rs137.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.46
Rs62.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.61
Rs81.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.31
Rs42.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.22
Rs29.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.28
Rs37.07
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.96
|
$4.69
Rs626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.50
|
$7.83
Rs1,047.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,890.23
|
$30,573.69
Rs4,086,101.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.75
|
$8.03
Rs1,072.60
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.96
|
$11.97
Rs1,599.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,023.39
|
$183.77
Rs24,561.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€763.13
|
$119.21
Rs15,931.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.93
|
$20.86
Rs2,787.25
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€495.00
|
$81.29
Rs10,863.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,880.70
|
$2,952.16
Rs394,549.72
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$2.45
Rs326.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.03
|
$1.54
Rs205.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
$3.06
Rs408.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.99
|
$29.01
Rs3,877.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$3.82
Rs510.76
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.06
|
$27.06
Rs3,617.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.73
|
$32.79
Rs4,381.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.87
|
$51.12
Rs6,831.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.07
|
$42.56
Rs5,688.04
|
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