Cost of living comparison
Chile is 2.6 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Chile instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
$7.70
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
$7.45
CLF0.2400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
$1.36
CLF0.0400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
$4.47
CLF0.1400
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
$36.91
CLF1.1900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
$16,597.16
CLF535.9400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
$14.85
CLF0.4800
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
$24.66
CLF0.8000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
$479.74
CLF15.4900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
$367.24
CLF11.8600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
$91.70
CLF2.9600
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
$331.55
CLF10.7100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
$5,075.15
CLF163.8800
|
|
pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
$2.92
CLF0.0900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
$40.42
CLF1.3100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
$5.92
CLF0.1900
|
|
pay 68.5% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
$45.70
CLF1.4800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
$28.96
CLF0.9400
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
$64.62
CLF2.0900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
$77.03
CLF2.4900
|
|
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