Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 2.1 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 87.3% more for childcare
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 78.4% more for clothing
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
|
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