Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 53.3% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$2.75
NPR367.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
$7.64
NPR1,020.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$0.45
NPR60.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.19
NPR25.56
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.53
NPR70.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$3.92
NPR522.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$2.94
NPR392.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
$1.55
NPR206.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$1.48
NPR197.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.03
NPR137.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.46
NPR62.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.61
NPR80.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.31
NPR41.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.22
NPR29.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.28
NPR37.03
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.64
|
$4.69
NPR625.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
$7.83
NPR1,045.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,360.26
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,081,064.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.07
|
$8.03
NPR1,071.28
|
|
pay 75.1% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.47
|
$11.97
NPR1,597.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.06
|
$183.77
NPR24,530.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€517.66
|
$119.21
NPR15,912.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.05
|
$20.86
NPR2,783.81
|
|
pay 67.1% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€345.95
|
$81.29
NPR10,850.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,222.09
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,063.41
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.45
NPR326.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$1.54
NPR205.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$3.06
NPR408.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.01
|
$29.01
NPR3,872.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$3.82
NPR510.13
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
$27.06
NPR3,612.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.83
|
$32.79
NPR4,376.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.81
|
$51.12
NPR6,823.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.08
|
$42.56
NPR5,681.03
|
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