Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 46.2% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Nepal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.70
|
$2.37
Rs316.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$6.33
Rs845.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.12
|
$0.41
Rs54.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.81
|
$0.17
Rs22.59
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
$0.46
Rs60.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
$3.00
Rs400.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.69
|
$2.75
Rs367.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
$1.40
Rs187.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.43
|
$1.31
Rs175.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
$0.87
Rs115.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$0.39
Rs52.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.17
|
$0.51
Rs68.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.28
|
$0.25
Rs33.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$0.20
Rs26.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.87
|
$0.25
Rs32.79
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.29
|
$3.88
Rs518.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
$11.23
Rs1,500.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,159,877.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$6.50
Rs869.09
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$13.59
Rs1,815.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
$83.37
Rs11,142.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
$55.78
Rs7,454.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
$16.71
Rs2,233.80
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$58.29
Rs7,790.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,722.55
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.75
|
$2.00
Rs267.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.06
|
$1.34
Rs178.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
$2.26
Rs301.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q324.14
|
$26.60
Rs3,554.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.32
|
$2.58
Rs344.48
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
$15.63
Rs2,089.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
$20.34
Rs2,717.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
$38.52
Rs5,147.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q748.47
|
$28.13
Rs3,759.01
|
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