Cost of living comparison
Pokhara is 41.2% cheaper than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.9% less in Pokhara
- Groceries
-
pay 34.6% less in Pokhara
- Transportation
-
pay 31.4% more in Pokhara
- Housing
-
pay 60.1% less in Pokhara
- Childcare
-
pay 64.8% less in Pokhara
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.9% less in Pokhara
- Clothing
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pay 56.3% less in Pokhara
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Pokhara.
If you lived in Pokhara instead of Quito, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.47
NPR201.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.89
NPR805.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.46
NPR62.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.16
NPR22.11
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
|
Quito
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.53
NPR73.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$2.76
NPR377.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.16
NPR431.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$1.60
NPR218.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$1.48
NPR202.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.09
NPR148.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.47
NPR64.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.52
NPR71.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.33
NPR44.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.22
NPR29.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.29
NPR40.03
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.85
NPR663.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$22.09
NPR3,020.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,530,919.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$9.28
NPR1,268.66
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
|
Quito
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$7.36
NPR1,006.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$142.37
NPR19,466.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$73.64
NPR10,068.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$26.40
NPR3,609.19
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$63.82
NPR8,726.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$3,479.59
NPR475,746.56
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.43
NPR332.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.47
NPR201.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.95
NPR402.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$16.45
NPR2,248.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$2.58
NPR352.40
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Pokhara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$15.46
NPR2,114.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$31.19
NPR4,264.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$38.66
NPR5,286.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$24.79
NPR3,389.80
|
|
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