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$189.72
|
$1.47
NPR201.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$142.29
|
$5.89
NPR807.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$20.63
|
$0.46
NPR62.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$14.77
|
$0.16
NPR22.15
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$46.85
|
$0.53
NPR73.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$92.99
|
$2.76
NPR378.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$105.24
|
$3.16
NPR432.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$41.71
|
$1.60
NPR218.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$68.23
|
$1.48
NPR202.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$23.35
|
$1.09
NPR148.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$12.79
|
$0.47
NPR64.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$15.27
|
$0.52
NPR71.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.81
|
$0.33
NPR44.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$16.26
|
$0.22
NPR29.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.81
|
$0.29
NPR40.11
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$88.61
|
$4.85
NPR664.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$341.49
|
$22.09
NPR3,026.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$355,719.96
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,540,133.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$66.40
|
$9.28
NPR1,271.24
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$465.87
|
$7.36
NPR1,008.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,074.56
|
$142.37
NPR19,505.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,399.96
|
$73.64
NPR10,089.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$579.23
|
$26.40
NPR3,616.53
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,286.87
|
$63.82
NPR8,743.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$161,033.86
|
$3,479.59
NPR476,714.06
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$52.17
|
$2.43
NPR332.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$57.45
|
$1.47
NPR201.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$74.94
|
$2.95
NPR403.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,025.93
|
$16.45
NPR2,253.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$94.86
|
$2.58
NPR353.12
|
|
pay 56.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,076.91
|
$15.46
NPR2,118.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$784.61
|
$31.19
NPR4,273.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,757.91
|
$38.66
NPR5,296.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,756.71
|
$24.79
NPR3,396.69
|
|
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