Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 9.1 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 12.4 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 23.1 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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