Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 30.9% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Nepal instead of India, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
|
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