Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 3.1% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.47
NPR198.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.36
NPR993.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.46
NPR61.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.16
NPR21.83
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.57
NPR76.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.70
NPR633.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.17
NPR428.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.62
NPR219.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.48
NPR199.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.09
NPR146.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.47
NPR63.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
NPR70.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.33
NPR44.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.22
NPR29.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.29
NPR39.54
|
|
pay 59.8% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.85
NPR655.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.94
NPR1,342.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,474,297.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.05
NPR1,491.43
|
|
pay 85.3% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$10.42
NPR1,407.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$191.60
NPR25,869.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$102.03
NPR13,775.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$26.40
NPR3,564.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$91.89
NPR12,406.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,479.59
NPR469,801.25
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.58
NPR348.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.66
NPR224.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.95
NPR397.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$22.71
NPR3,065.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.31
NPR447.43
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$24.02
NPR3,242.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.19
NPR4,211.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$53.29
NPR7,195.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$37.76
NPR5,097.99
|
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