Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 29.4% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB77.06
|
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.71
|
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.10
|
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB295.87
|
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB239.06
|
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.64
|
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.59
|
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.66
|
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.31
|
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.84
|
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.86
|
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB17.02
|
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB169.13
|
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB900.23
|
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB358.43
|
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Thailand
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB70.28
|
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.98
|
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB208.51
|
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
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