Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 52.4% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 81.7% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.22
|
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.36
|
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.39
|
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.39
|
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.89
|
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.78
|
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,469.66
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.87
|
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.11
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€763.90
|
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€519.07
|
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€155.66
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€444.58
|
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,251.60
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.21
|
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.88
|
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.51
|
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.32
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.64
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.18
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.04
|
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
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