Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 8.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
|
pay 97.5% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
|
pay 77.3% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
|
pay 91.1% more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
|
pay 64.8% more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
|
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