Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 63.2% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Nepal instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 76.6% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
|
Nepal
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
|
pay 72.0% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
Nepal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
|
pay 92.0% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
Nepal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
|
pay 73.4% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
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