Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 54.7% cheaper than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.0% less in Kathmandu
- Groceries
-
pay 46.4% less in Kathmandu
- Transportation
-
pay 19.9% less in Kathmandu
- Housing
-
pay 80.4% less in Kathmandu
- Childcare
-
pay 70.2% less in Kathmandu
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 41.1% less in Kathmandu
- Clothing
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pay 54.6% less in Kathmandu
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kathmandu.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€13.22
|
$1.47
NPR201.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.56
|
$7.36
NPR1,007.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.56
|
$0.46
NPR62.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$0.16
NPR22.13
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
$0.57
NPR77.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.75
|
$4.70
NPR642.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.52
|
$3.17
NPR434.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.07
|
$1.62
NPR222.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.36
|
$1.48
NPR202.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.09
NPR148.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.47
NPR64.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$0.52
NPR71.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.32
|
$0.33
NPR44.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.22
NPR29.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.29
NPR40.08
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.31
|
$4.85
NPR664.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.95
|
$9.94
NPR1,360.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,556.49
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,536,069.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.12
|
$11.05
NPR1,512.02
|
|
pay 80.4% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.54
|
$10.42
NPR1,426.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€830.85
|
$191.60
NPR26,226.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€682.31
|
$102.03
NPR13,965.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€169.66
|
$26.40
NPR3,613.29
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€428.09
|
$91.89
NPR12,577.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,555.84
|
$3,479.59
NPR476,287.33
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.83
|
$2.58
NPR352.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.04
|
$1.66
NPR227.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
$2.95
NPR403.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€40.69
|
$22.71
NPR3,108.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.56
|
$3.31
NPR453.61
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€78.24
|
$24.02
NPR3,287.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€37.50
|
$31.19
NPR4,269.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€91.04
|
$53.29
NPR7,294.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€112.08
|
$37.76
NPR5,168.37
|
|
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