Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 49.4% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 21.8% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 74.3% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 77.1% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 50.2% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 66.5% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN36.12	$1.47 NPR201.97	-85.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN31.60	$7.36 NPR1,008.86	-15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.55	$0.46 NPR62.53	-74.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.53	$0.16 NPR22.17	-91.0%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 21.8% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN3.97	$0.57 NPR77.59	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN15.91	$4.70 NPR643.86	+7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN13.85	$3.17 NPR435.03	-16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.03	$1.62 NPR222.75	-46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.26	$1.48 NPR202.69	-41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.65	$1.09 NPR149.10	+139.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.72	$0.47 NPR64.53	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.00	$0.52 NPR71.62	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.06	$0.33 NPR44.91	-76.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$0.22 NPR29.81	-47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.71	$0.29 NPR40.16	-37.5%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN22.62	$4.85 NPR665.45	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN99.33	$9.94 NPR1,363.33	-63.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN112,145.36	$33,138.99 NPR4,544,426.93	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN28.90	$11.05 NPR1,514.81	+39.5%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 74.3% less for housing

	Warsaw	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN62.75	$10.42 NPR1,429.36	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN3,905.15	$191.60 NPR26,275.20	-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,037.60	$102.03 NPR13,990.94	-87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN819.07	$26.40 NPR3,619.95	-88.2%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,853.07	$91.89 NPR12,600.46	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN45,904.67	$3,479.59 NPR477,164.83	-72.3%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.54	$2.58 NPR353.46	-30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.36	$1.66 NPR227.61	-54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.38	$2.95 NPR403.95	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN154.17	$22.71 NPR3,113.77	-46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN31.60	$3.31 NPR454.44	-61.7%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 50.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN326.40	$24.02 NPR3,293.74	-73.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN151.64	$31.19 NPR4,277.11	-24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN322.29	$53.29 NPR7,308.29	-39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN372.84	$37.76 NPR5,177.89	-63.0%
Average			-50.2%

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