Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 12.8% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
|
pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
|
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