Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 18.5% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 57.1% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Zambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
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