Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 37.2% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 79.6% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
|
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