Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 98.7% more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR273.39
|
$2.37
NPR315.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR742.58
|
$6.33
NPR844.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.77
|
$0.41
NPR54.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.56
|
$0.17
NPR22.56
|
|
pay 84.8% more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.59
|
$0.46
NPR60.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR594.98
|
$3.00
NPR400.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR474.99
|
$2.75
NPR367.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR224.79
|
$1.40
NPR187.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR204.77
|
$1.31
NPR175.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
$0.87
NPR115.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.37
|
$0.39
NPR52.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.52
|
$0.51
NPR68.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.12
|
$0.25
NPR33.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.26
|
$0.20
NPR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
$0.25
NPR32.75
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR707.78
|
$3.88
NPR518.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,531.19
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,845,702.40
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,154,750.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR500.95
|
$6.50
NPR868.02
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Pakistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,880.66
|
$13.59
NPR1,813.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,101.69
|
$83.37
NPR11,128.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,062.75
|
$55.78
NPR7,445.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,084.91
|
$16.71
NPR2,231.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,390.44
|
$58.29
NPR7,780.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR168,893.11
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,423.38
|
|
pay 96.1% more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR469.72
|
$2.00
NPR266.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR254.95
|
$1.34
NPR178.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR236.84
|
$2.26
NPR301.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,113.39
|
$26.60
NPR3,550.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR704.27
|
$2.58
NPR344.06
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,924.99
|
$15.63
NPR2,086.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,788.58
|
$20.34
NPR2,714.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,379.71
|
$38.52
NPR5,141.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,243.13
|
$28.13
NPR3,754.37
|
|
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