I live in Kathmandu, Nepal. Same here. A cousin of mine in Seattle bought a similar sized home for less than what one of my relative spent in Kathmandu.
Care to elaborate, share some details? This is really interesting comparison. What does N amount get you in Seattle and what in Kathmandu? How about other things, is this for general COL or just real estate? Because real estate prices often have life of their own, not always tied to, say, price of bread.