Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 68.4% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
|
pay 61.1% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
|
pay 84.5% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
|
pay 89.4% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
|
pay 70.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
|
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