Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 10.5% cheaper than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS404.30
|
$2.37
NPR315.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS347.45
|
$6.33
NPR844.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.60
|
$0.41
NPR54.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.41
|
$0.17
NPR22.56
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.75
|
$0.46
NPR60.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS335.06
|
$3.00
NPR400.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS248.54
|
$2.75
NPR367.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.39
|
$1.40
NPR187.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS187.46
|
$1.31
NPR175.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.00
|
$0.87
NPR115.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.49
|
$0.39
NPR52.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.66
|
$0.51
NPR68.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.51
|
$0.25
NPR33.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.03
|
$0.20
NPR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.93
|
$0.25
NPR32.75
|
|
pay 88.3% more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS245.71
|
$3.88
NPR518.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS555.91
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,777,530.92
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,154,750.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS204.68
|
$6.50
NPR868.02
|
|
pay 42.7% less for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,080.35
|
$13.59
NPR1,813.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,189.39
|
$83.37
NPR11,128.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,831.89
|
$55.78
NPR7,445.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,422.72
|
$16.71
NPR2,231.05
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,444.86
|
$58.29
NPR7,780.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,423.38
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
$2.00
NPR266.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.47
|
$1.34
NPR178.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS123.82
|
$2.26
NPR301.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,869.09
|
$26.60
NPR3,550.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS277.96
|
$2.58
NPR344.06
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,970.96
|
$15.63
NPR2,086.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,039.91
|
$20.34
NPR2,714.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,502.97
|
$38.52
NPR5,141.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,328.90
|
$28.13
NPR3,754.37
|
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