Cost of living comparison

Kathmandu, Nepal

compared to

St. George's, Grenada

St. George's vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 3.0 times more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 5.9 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.5% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 32.7% more in St. George's

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in St. George's are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Kathmandu, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR201.78	$7.40 EC$20.00	+402.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,007.91	$8.33 EC$22.50	+13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR62.48	$1.85 EC$5.00	+305.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.15	$1.48 EC$4.00	+815.4%
Average			+384.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Kathmandu	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 NPR77.52	$1.69 EC$4.57	+198.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 NPR643.25	$4.32 EC$11.68	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 NPR434.62	$14.71 EC$39.75	+363.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 NPR222.54	$3.95 EC$10.67	+143.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR202.50	$2.60 EC$7.04	+76.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR148.96	$2.48 EC$6.70	+128.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR64.47	$0.84 EC$2.27	+78.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.55	$0.79 EC$2.13	+51.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR44.86	$1.34 EC$3.63	+310.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.78	$0.94 EC$2.54	+333.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.12	$0.86 EC$2.33	+194.4%
Average			+169.9%

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pay 5.9 times more for transportation

	Kathmandu	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR664.82	$5.18 EC$14.01	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.94 NPR1,362.04	$37.00 EC$100.00	+272.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,540,133.87	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 NPR1,513.38	$199.81 EC$540.00	+1708.8%
Average			+490.8%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,428.01	$46.87 EC$126.67	+349.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.60 NPR26,250.38	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+202.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.03 NPR13,977.73	$289.85 EC$783.33	+184.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,616.53	$159.51 EC$431.09	+504.3%
Average			+310.1%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Kathmandu	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.89 NPR12,588.55	$55.50 EC$150.00	-39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR476,714.06	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-33.0%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR353.12	$2.04 EC$5.50	-21.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR227.39	$4.44 EC$12.00	+167.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR403.57	$1.85 EC$5.00	-37.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.71 NPR3,110.83	$37.00 EC$100.00	+63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR454.01	$11.10 EC$30.00	+235.0%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 32.7% more for clothing

	Kathmandu	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,290.63	$25.90 EC$70.00	+7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,273.07	$44.40 EC$120.00	+42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.29 NPR7,301.38	$42.55 EC$115.00	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.76 NPR5,173.00	$75.85 EC$205.00	+100.9%
Average			+32.7%

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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: June 2025

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