Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 43.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 23.4% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 44.4% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 24.8% less in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 56.4% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 23.4% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.51	$1.47 NPR201.97	-49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB189.02	$7.36 NPR1,008.86	+26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.98	$0.46 NPR62.53	-25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.47	$0.16 NPR22.17	-44.6%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.39	$0.57 NPR77.59	-62.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB380.89	$4.70 NPR643.86	-60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB237.45	$3.17 NPR435.03	-56.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.72	$1.62 NPR222.75	-28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.65	$1.48 NPR202.69	+12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.74	$1.09 NPR149.10	-26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.57	$0.47 NPR64.53	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.59	$0.52 NPR71.62	-49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.11	$0.33 NPR44.91	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.12	$0.22 NPR29.81	-69.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.19	$0.29 NPR40.16	-52.9%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 24.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.87	$4.85 NPR665.45	+8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,275.87	$9.94 NPR1,363.33	-74.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,795,671.96	$33,138.99 NPR4,544,426.93	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB335.51	$11.05 NPR1,514.81	+6.8%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 56.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB498.36	$10.42 NPR1,429.36	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,535.97	$191.60 NPR26,275.20	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,794.57	$102.03 NPR13,990.94	-66.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,184.55	$26.40 NPR3,619.95	-60.8%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,525.76	$91.89 NPR12,600.46	-85.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB427,993.32	$3,479.59 NPR477,164.83	-73.6%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.61	$2.58 NPR353.46	+10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.83	$1.66 NPR227.61	-35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB136.33	$2.95 NPR403.95	-29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,770.78	$22.71 NPR3,113.77	-58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB236.27	$3.31 NPR454.44	-54.5%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,793.18	$24.02 NPR3,293.74	-56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,130.35	$31.19 NPR4,277.11	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,150.27	$53.29 NPR7,308.29	-45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,988.85	$37.76 NPR5,177.89	-59.0%
Average			-42.8%

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