Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 58.0% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$2.75
NPR366.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$7.64
NPR1,017.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.45
NPR60.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.19
NPR25.50
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.53
NPR70.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$3.92
NPR521.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$2.94
NPR391.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$1.55
NPR206.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$1.48
NPR196.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.03
NPR136.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.46
NPR61.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.61
NPR80.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.31
NPR41.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.22
NPR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.28
NPR36.93
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$4.69
NPR624.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$7.83
NPR1,043.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,070,854.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$8.03
NPR1,068.60
|
|
pay 81.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$11.97
NPR1,593.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$183.77
NPR24,469.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$119.21
NPR15,872.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$20.86
NPR2,776.85
|
|
pay 87.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$81.29
NPR10,823.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$2,952.16
NPR393,077.56
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$2.45
NPR325.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$1.54
NPR204.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$3.06
NPR407.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$29.01
NPR3,863.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$3.82
NPR508.86
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$27.06
NPR3,603.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$32.79
NPR4,365.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$51.12
NPR6,805.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$42.56
NPR5,666.82
|
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