Cost of living comparison
Israel is 4.9 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Israel instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 7.6 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
$18.66
₪69.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
$2.57
₪9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
$2.12
₪7.85
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
$6.89
₪25.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
$6.60
₪24.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
$4.43
₪16.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
$1.37
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
$0.93
₪3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
$0.78
₪2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
$0.84
₪3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
$0.61
₪2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
$0.62
₪2.29
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
$7.24
₪26.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
$54.77
₪202.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
$13.38
₪49.56
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
$7.84
₪29.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
$3.63
₪13.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
$65.58
₪242.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
$11.89
₪44.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
$130.62
₪483.91
|
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