Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 9.1% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$2.75
Rs367.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$7.64
Rs1,021.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.45
Rs60.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.19
Rs25.59
|
|
pay 42.7% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$0.53
Rs70.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$3.92
Rs523.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$2.94
Rs393.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$1.55
Rs206.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$1.48
Rs197.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.03
Rs137.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.46
Rs62.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.61
Rs81.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.31
Rs42.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.22
Rs29.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.28
Rs37.07
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$4.69
Rs626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$7.83
Rs1,047.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$30,573.69
Rs4,086,101.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$8.03
Rs1,072.60
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Turkey
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$11.97
Rs1,599.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$183.77
Rs24,561.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$119.21
Rs15,931.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$20.86
Rs2,787.25
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$81.29
Rs10,863.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$2,952.16
Rs394,549.72
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$2.45
Rs326.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$1.54
Rs205.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$3.06
Rs408.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$29.01
Rs3,877.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$3.82
Rs510.76
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$27.06
Rs3,617.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$32.79
Rs4,381.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$51.12
Rs6,831.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$42.56
Rs5,688.04
|
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