Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 66.1% cheaper than Democratic Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,652.85
|
$2.37
Rs314.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF27,978.31
|
$6.33
Rs842.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,707.81
|
$0.41
Rs54.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,328.03
|
$0.17
Rs22.50
|
|
pay 70.8% less for groceries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Nepal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,272.77
|
$0.46
Rs60.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,190.07
|
$3.00
Rs399.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,671.83
|
$2.75
Rs366.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,157.09
|
$1.40
Rs186.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,005.82
|
$1.31
Rs174.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,451.14
|
$0.87
Rs115.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,817.05
|
$0.39
Rs52.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,744.75
|
$0.51
Rs68.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,685.24
|
$0.25
Rs33.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,531.28
|
$0.20
Rs26.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,346.92
|
$0.25
Rs32.65
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,824.09
|
$3.88
Rs516.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.23
Rs1,494.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,130,255.32
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,142,862.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,847.95
|
$6.50
Rs865.54
|
|
pay 94.8% less for housing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF833,056.98
|
$13.59
Rs1,808.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,331,564.68
|
$83.37
Rs11,096.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,888,262.49
|
$55.78
Rs7,424.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,385.90
|
$16.71
Rs2,224.66
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,332,227.93
|
$58.29
Rs7,758.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,436,338.12
|
$1,816.14
Rs241,729.74
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,830.98
|
$2.00
Rs266.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,074.99
|
$1.34
Rs178.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,719.00
|
$2.26
Rs300.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF270,743.52
|
$26.60
Rs3,540.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,768.57
|
$2.58
Rs343.07
|
|
pay 57.5% less for clothing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,074.26
|
$15.63
Rs2,080.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,189.98
|
$20.34
Rs2,706.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF249,917.09
|
$38.52
Rs5,126.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,173.28
|
$28.13
Rs3,743.63
|
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