Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 39.4% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Albania, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Albania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Albania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Albania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Albania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Albania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
|
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