Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 67.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Nepal instead of United States, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
United States
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
|
pay 67.2% less for groceries
United States
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
United States
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
|
pay 89.8% less for housing
United States
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
United States
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
|
pay 59.0% less for clothing
United States
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
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