Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 56.8% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK147.90
|
$1.87
NPR249.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.05
|
$6.74
NPR898.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.99
|
$0.50
NPR67.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.54
|
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.06
|
$0.56
NPR75.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.77
|
$4.47
NPR596.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.67
|
$3.24
NPR431.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.00
|
$1.56
NPR207.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.88
|
$1.43
NPR190.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.88
|
$1.13
NPR151.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.73
|
$0.47
NPR62.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.85
|
$0.57
NPR75.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.29
|
$0.33
NPR43.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.43
|
$0.22
NPR29.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.66
|
$0.28
NPR37.48
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK73.63
|
$4.97
NPR663.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,005.70
|
$8.98
NPR1,197.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK304,668.53
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,491,322.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK295.79
|
$11.23
NPR1,497.11
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK310.33
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,047.81
|
$205.38
NPR27,387.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,916.43
|
$120.20
NPR16,029.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,222.91
|
$29.53
NPR3,938.27
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,455.80
|
$92.91
NPR12,389.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,278.32
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,487.54
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.95
|
$2.62
NPR349.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.01
|
$1.66
NPR221.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.00
|
$2.99
NPR399.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK414.00
|
$24.50
NPR3,266.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK152.33
|
$3.37
NPR449.13
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK832.35
|
$25.39
NPR3,385.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK446.57
|
$35.76
NPR4,768.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,001.23
|
$52.04
NPR6,938.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,491.72
|
$39.52
NPR5,270.59
|
|
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