Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 38.7% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Nepal instead of China, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
China
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$2.37
NPR315.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
$6.33
NPR844.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$0.41
NPR54.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.17
NPR22.56
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
China
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
$0.46
NPR60.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
$3.00
NPR400.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
$2.75
NPR367.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
$1.40
NPR187.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$1.31
NPR175.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$0.87
NPR115.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.39
NPR52.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$0.51
NPR68.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$0.25
NPR33.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.20
NPR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.25
NPR32.75
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
China
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
$3.88
NPR518.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,154,750.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
$6.50
NPR868.02
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
China
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
$13.59
NPR1,813.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
$83.37
NPR11,128.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
$55.78
NPR7,445.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
$16.71
NPR2,231.05
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
China
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
$58.29
NPR7,780.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,423.38
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$2.00
NPR266.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$1.34
NPR178.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
$2.26
NPR301.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
$26.60
NPR3,550.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
$2.58
NPR344.06
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
China
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
$15.63
NPR2,086.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
$20.34
NPR2,714.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
$38.52
NPR5,141.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
$28.13
NPR3,754.37
|
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