Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 45.6% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Nepal instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$2.37
NPR315.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$6.33
NPR844.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$0.41
NPR54.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$0.17
NPR22.56
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$0.46
NPR60.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$3.00
NPR400.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$2.75
NPR367.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$1.40
NPR187.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$1.31
NPR175.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$0.87
NPR115.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.39
NPR52.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$0.51
NPR68.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.25
NPR33.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.20
NPR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.25
NPR32.75
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$3.88
NPR518.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,154,750.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$6.50
NPR868.02
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$13.59
NPR1,813.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$83.37
NPR11,128.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$55.78
NPR7,445.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$16.71
NPR2,231.05
|
|
pay 45.6% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$58.29
NPR7,780.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,423.38
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$2.00
NPR266.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$1.34
NPR178.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$2.26
NPR301.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$26.60
NPR3,550.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$2.58
NPR344.06
|
|
pay 60.2% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$15.63
NPR2,086.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$20.34
NPR2,714.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$38.52
NPR5,141.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$28.13
NPR3,754.37
|
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