Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.8 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Germany instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Nepal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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