Cities / Asia / Nepal

Kathmandu

Nepal

One person needs about NPR 97,762 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about NPR 286,879.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	NPR 38,045	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	NPR 27,392	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	NPR 79,894	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	NPR 57,067	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	NPR 80	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	NPR 211	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	NPR 307	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	NPR 264	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	NPR 920	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	NPR 798	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	NPR 1,104	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	NPR 290	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	NPR 110	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	NPR 264	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	NPR 290	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	NPR 185	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	NPR 185	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	NPR 148	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	NPR 135	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	NPR 1,329	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	NPR 184	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	NPR 1,142	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	NPR 531	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	NPR 2,126	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	NPR 467	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	NPR 136	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	NPR 301	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	NPR 113	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	NPR 97	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	NPR 4,419	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	NPR 117	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	NPR 64	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	NPR 97	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	NPR 9,517	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	NPR 3,164	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	NPR 3,427	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	NPR 3,506		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	NPR 701		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	NPR 6,774	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	NPR 4,348	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	NPR 11,464	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	NPR 56,884		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	NPR 2,053,192		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	NPR 182,614		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	NPR 117,938		0 reports

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