Cost of living comparison
Pokhara is 38.9% cheaper than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.7% less in Pokhara
- Groceries
-
pay 47.7% less in Pokhara
- Transportation
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pay 68.3% more in Pokhara
- Housing
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pay 63.3% less in Pokhara
- Childcare
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pay 71.0% less in Pokhara
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 40.9% less in Pokhara
- Clothing
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pay 56.9% less in Pokhara
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pokhara.
If you lived in Pokhara instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$190.36
|
$1.47
NPR204.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$142.77
|
$5.89
NPR816.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$20.70
|
$0.46
NPR63.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$14.82
|
$0.16
NPR22.41
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$47.01
|
$0.53
NPR74.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$93.31
|
$2.76
NPR382.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$105.60
|
$3.16
NPR437.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$41.85
|
$1.60
NPR221.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$68.46
|
$1.48
NPR204.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$23.42
|
$1.09
NPR150.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$12.83
|
$0.47
NPR65.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$15.32
|
$0.52
NPR72.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.86
|
$0.33
NPR45.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$16.32
|
$0.22
NPR30.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.87
|
$0.29
NPR40.58
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$88.91
|
$4.85
NPR672.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$342.65
|
$22.09
NPR3,061.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$356,927.55
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,592,797.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$66.63
|
$9.28
NPR1,285.98
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$467.45
|
$7.36
NPR1,020.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,132.52
|
$142.37
NPR19,732.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,435.26
|
$73.64
NPR10,206.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$581.19
|
$26.40
NPR3,658.48
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,311.61
|
$63.82
NPR8,845.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$161,580.54
|
$3,479.59
NPR482,243.70
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$52.35
|
$2.43
NPR336.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$57.64
|
$1.47
NPR204.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$75.19
|
$2.95
NPR408.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,029.41
|
$16.45
NPR2,279.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$95.18
|
$2.58
NPR357.22
|
|
pay 56.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,080.57
|
$15.46
NPR2,143.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$787.27
|
$31.19
NPR4,322.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,763.88
|
$38.66
NPR5,358.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,762.67
|
$24.79
NPR3,436.09
|
|
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