Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 68.0% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 81.3% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 83.0% less for housing
Iceland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 67.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
|
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