Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 53.7% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.45
|
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.65
|
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
|
pay 75.3% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€676.54
|
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.45
|
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.47
|
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.58
|
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.68
|
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
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