Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.4 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR198.86
|
$10.83
CRC5,515.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR993.29
|
$9.72
CRC4,948.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.57
|
$1.99
CRC1,015.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.83
|
$1.46
CRC743.98
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.39
|
$2.60
CRC1,322.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR633.92
|
$4.26
CRC2,171.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR428.32
|
$7.23
CRC3,683.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR219.31
|
$3.26
CRC1,661.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR199.57
|
$4.41
CRC2,244.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR146.80
|
$1.95
CRC993.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.53
|
$0.63
CRC320.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.51
|
$1.59
CRC810.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.21
|
$1.35
CRC686.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.35
|
$1.30
CRC661.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.54
|
$1.19
CRC606.49
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR655.18
|
$5.49
CRC2,794.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,342.29
|
$38.02
CRC19,363.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,474,297.59
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,803,835.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,491.43
|
$15.94
CRC8,117.81
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,407.30
|
$53.59
CRC27,292.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,869.73
|
$742.08
CRC377,894.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,775.04
|
$463.60
CRC236,083.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,564.09
|
$63.06
CRC32,110.26
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,406.01
|
$521.49
CRC265,562.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR469,801.25
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,327,638.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR348.00
|
$2.92
CRC1,484.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR224.10
|
$3.69
CRC1,879.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR397.72
|
$5.05
CRC2,573.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,065.72
|
$59.70
CRC30,402.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR447.43
|
$9.72
CRC4,948.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,242.91
|
$73.59
CRC37,472.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,211.10
|
$50.81
CRC25,875.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,195.51
|
$125.98
CRC64,155.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,097.99
|
$117.31
CRC59,740.52
|
|
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