Cost of living comparison
Biratnagar is 45.2% cheaper than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.1% less in Biratnagar
- Groceries
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pay 40.3% less in Biratnagar
- Transportation
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pay 22.6% more in Biratnagar
- Housing
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pay 79.7% less in Biratnagar
- Childcare
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pay 77.2% less in Biratnagar
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 41.3% less in Biratnagar
- Clothing
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pay 49.2% less in Biratnagar
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Biratnagar.
If you lived in Biratnagar instead of Quito, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Biratnagar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.73
NPR236.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.47
NPR1,159.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.37
NPR50.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.15
NPR20.16
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
|
Quito
|
Biratnagar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.42
NPR57.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$2.58
NPR352.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$2.51
NPR343.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$1.38
NPR189.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$1.36
NPR185.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.00
NPR137.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.40
NPR54.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.67
NPR91.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.26
NPR35.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.19
NPR26.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.23
NPR31.24
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Biratnagar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.93
NPR675.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$13.26
NPR1,814.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$23,565.51
NPR3,225,649.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
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pay 79.7% less for housing
|
Quito
|
Biratnagar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$10.31
NPR1,411.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$51.55
NPR7,056.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$58.91
NPR8,064.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
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pay 77.2% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Biratnagar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$53.39
NPR7,308.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$1,951.52
NPR267,124.11
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Biratnagar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.66
NPR226.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.50
NPR204.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.95
NPR403.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$31.30
NPR4,284.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$3.50
NPR478.81
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Biratnagar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$22.83
NPR3,124.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$36.82
NPR5,040.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$27.62
NPR3,780.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$33.14
NPR4,536.07
|
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