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Kathmandu vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 45.1% cheaper than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 61.4% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 62.3% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 21.2% less in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 73.9% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 25.2% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 48.9% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Praia, you would:

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pay 61.4% less for restaurants

	Praia	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.29 CVE497.23	$1.76 NPR254.54	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 CVE651.47	$6.34 NPR916.35	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.26 CVE307.03	$0.54 NPR78.31	-83.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CVE125.54	$0.17 NPR24.59	-87.2%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 62.3% less for groceries

	Praia	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 CVE205.59	$0.55 NPR79.23	-74.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CVE1,278.50	$4.49 NPR649.35	-66.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 CVE505.86	$3.16 NPR455.98	-41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 CVE223.00	$1.77 NPR255.38	-25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.40 NPR202.59
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 CVE227.01	$0.97 NPR140.65	-59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 CVE136.39	$0.45 NPR65.46	-68.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 CVE165.18	$0.54 NPR78.42	-69.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80 CVE263.68	$0.30 NPR43.43	-89.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 CVE63.65	$0.22 NPR31.59	-67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 CVE68.19	$0.29 NPR42.12	-59.8%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 21.2% less for transportation

	Praia	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.26 CVE588.48	$4.57 NPR660.19	-26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.37 CVE2,762.38	$10.57 NPR1,527.26	-64.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	$31,715.30 NPR4,581,768.84	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 CVE1,237.87	$13.39 NPR1,934.52	+1.8%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 73.9% less for housing

	Praia	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.34 CVE5,111.52	$8.25 NPR1,191.72	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$479.44 CVE45,101.62	$179.99 NPR26,001.64	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.36 CVE25,056.46	$93.92 NPR13,568.23	-64.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.64 CVE13,699.99	$23.92 NPR3,455.04	-83.6%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 25.2% less for childcare

	Praia	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.65 CVE13,889.92	$80.28 NPR11,598.29	-45.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,238.92 CVE304,686.49	$3,085.67 NPR445,773.71	-4.7%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 CVE255.58	$2.61 NPR376.72	-4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 CVE153.48	$1.78 NPR257.75	+9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.79 CVE451.02	$2.82 NPR407.27	-41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	$21.82 NPR3,152.41	-31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE551.24	$3.17 NPR458.18	-45.9%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 48.9% less for clothing

	Praia	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.10 CVE8,287.15	$22.91 NPR3,309.06	-74.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	$26.63 NPR3,846.42	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	$56.89 NPR8,218.09	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.85 CVE12,027.10	$36.56 NPR5,281.76	-71.4%
Average			-48.9%

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