Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 6.8 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 10.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR198.86
|
$21.44
€20.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR993.29
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.57
|
$3.23
€3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.83
|
$2.79
€2.68
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.39
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR633.92
|
$6.58
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR428.32
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR219.31
|
$4.81
€4.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR199.57
|
$6.45
€6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR146.80
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.53
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.51
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.21
|
$1.81
€1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.35
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.54
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR655.18
|
$8.09
€7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,342.29
|
$87.51
€84.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,474,297.59
|
$35,207.42
€33,794.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,491.43
|
$24.86
€23.87
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,407.30
|
$47.53
€45.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,869.73
|
$2,189.86
€2,101.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,775.04
|
$1,816.26
€1,743.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,564.09
|
$206.94
€198.64
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,406.01
|
$2,377.37
€2,281.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR469,801.25
|
$14,444.53
€13,864.97
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR348.00
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR224.10
|
$4.20
€4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR397.72
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,065.72
|
$65.86
€63.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR447.43
|
$15.00
€14.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,242.91
|
$92.54
€88.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,211.10
|
$37.12
€35.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,195.51
|
$106.57
€102.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,097.99
|
$114.59
€109.99
|
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