Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 3.7 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR199.54
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR996.71
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.78
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.91
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.66
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR636.11
|
$5.58
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR429.79
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR220.07
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR200.25
|
$3.31
€3.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR147.31
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.75
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.76
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.37
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.45
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.67
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
pay 91.5% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR657.43
|
$7.21
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,346.91
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,489,701.39
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,496.57
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,412.15
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,958.79
|
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,822.46
|
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,576.36
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,448.72
|
$576.40
€552.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR471,418.65
|
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
|
pay 86.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR349.20
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR224.87
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR399.08
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,076.28
|
$42.41
€40.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR448.97
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,254.07
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,225.60
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,220.28
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,115.54
|
$108.41
€103.94
|
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