Cost of living comparison

Kathmandu, Nepal

compared to

Gibraltar, Gibraltar

Gibraltar vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Gibraltar is 4.7 times more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 8.1 times more in Gibraltar
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Gibraltar
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in Gibraltar
Housing: pay 8.2 times more in Gibraltar
Childcare: pay 6.7 times more in Gibraltar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Gibraltar
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Gibraltar

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Gibraltar are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Gibraltar.

Gibraltar vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.1 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Gibraltar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR202.46	$20.66 GIP15.80	+1303.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,011.30	$10.98 GIP8.39	+49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR62.69	$2.15 GIP1.65	+372.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.23	$1.94 GIP1.48	+1098.1%
Average			+705.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Gibraltar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 NPR77.78	$1.78 GIP1.36	+213.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 NPR645.41	$4.65 GIP3.55	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 NPR436.08	$8.40 GIP6.42	+164.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 NPR223.29	$3.80 GIP2.90	+133.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR203.18	$3.99 GIP3.05	+169.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR149.46	$1.83 GIP1.40	+68.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR64.69	$1.61 GIP1.23	+242.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.79	$1.86 GIP1.42	+255.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR45.02	$1.76 GIP1.34	+436.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.88	$1.05 GIP0.80	+383.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.26	$0.88 GIP0.67	+201.3%
Average			+206.2%

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Gibraltar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR667.05	$5.96 GIP4.55	+22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.94 NPR1,366.62	$8.33 GIP6.37	-16.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,555,390.07	$31,804.11 GIP24,311.35	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 NPR1,518.46	$25.57 GIP19.55	+131.5%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 8.2 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Gibraltar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,432.81	$54.78 GIP41.88	+425.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.60 NPR26,338.59	$1,685.73 GIP1,288.58	+779.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.03 NPR14,024.70	$1,569.58 GIP1,199.80	+1438.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,628.68	$87.28 GIP66.72	+230.7%
Average			+718.6%

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pay 6.7 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Gibraltar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.89 NPR12,630.85	$825.15 GIP630.75	+798.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR478,315.96	$15,498.45 GIP11,847.15	+345.4%
Average			+571.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Gibraltar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR354.31	$5.17 GIP3.95	+100.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR228.16	$3.14 GIP2.40	+89.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR404.92	$4.65 GIP3.55	+57.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.71 NPR3,121.29	$76.95 GIP58.82	+238.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR455.54	$10.98 GIP8.39	+231.3%
Average			+143.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Gibraltar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,301.68	$128.35 GIP98.11	+434.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,287.43	$42.78 GIP32.70	+37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.29 NPR7,325.92	$130.95 GIP100.10	+145.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.76 NPR5,190.38	$86.10 GIP65.82	+128.0%
Average			+186.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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