Cost of living comparison
Pokhara is 34.5% cheaper than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.2% less in Pokhara
- Groceries
-
pay 11.1% less in Pokhara
- Transportation
-
pay 41.0% more in Pokhara
- Housing
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pay 56.7% less in Pokhara
- Childcare
-
pay 76.4% less in Pokhara
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 28.1% less in Pokhara
- Clothing
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pay 61.9% less in Pokhara
Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Pokhara.
If you lived in Pokhara instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Pokhara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB730.11
|
$1.47
NPR200.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB405.62
|
$5.89
NPR803.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB85.21
|
$0.46
NPR62.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB38.56
|
$0.16
NPR22.06
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Pokhara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB49.16
|
$0.53
NPR72.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB350.15
|
$2.76
NPR376.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB283.46
|
$3.16
NPR431.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB120.75
|
$1.60
NPR217.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB157.79
|
$1.48
NPR201.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB53.82
|
$1.09
NPR148.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB53.04
|
$0.47
NPR64.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB56.86
|
$0.52
NPR71.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB89.28
|
$0.33
NPR44.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB19.80
|
$0.22
NPR29.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB16.63
|
$0.29
NPR39.95
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Pokhara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB176.28
|
$4.85
NPR662.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,271.45
|
$22.09
NPR3,014.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,433,691.94
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,521,394.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB462.40
|
$9.28
NPR1,265.99
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
Moscow
|
Pokhara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB506.93
|
$7.36
NPR1,004.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB76,337.98
|
$142.37
NPR19,425.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB46,355.21
|
$73.64
NPR10,047.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB6,887.32
|
$26.40
NPR3,601.60
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Pokhara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB37,078.01
|
$63.82
NPR8,707.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB827,621.44
|
$3,479.59
NPR474,746.42
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Pokhara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB243.37
|
$2.43
NPR331.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB200.63
|
$1.47
NPR200.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB194.70
|
$2.95
NPR401.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB2,570.13
|
$16.45
NPR2,243.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB405.62
|
$2.58
NPR351.66
|
|
pay 61.9% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Pokhara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB6,449.88
|
$15.46
NPR2,109.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB3,362.45
|
$31.19
NPR4,255.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB8,659.07
|
$38.66
NPR5,274.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB8,104.13
|
$24.79
NPR3,382.67
|
|
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