Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 28.7% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
Moscow
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
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