Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 64.6% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Nepal instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 86.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 89.4% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
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