Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 3.2 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
$6.44
₩8,836
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
$0.74
₩1,011
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
$6.02
₩8,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
$7.79
₩10,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
$2.83
₩3,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
$2.76
₩3,788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
$2.49
₩3,413
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
$2.03
₩2,784
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
$1.69
₩2,317
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
$1.10
₩1,507
|
|
pay 45.7% more for transportation
Nepal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
$4.58
₩6,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
$48.21
₩66,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
$8.80
₩12,065
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Nepal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
$421.68
₩578,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
$330.55
₩453,223
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
$386.50
₩529,932
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
|
pay 97.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
$2.93
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
$3.45
₩4,733
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
$48.95
₩67,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
$9.82
₩13,470
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
$98.82
₩135,486
|
|
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