Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 16.2% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Nepal instead of India, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.41
|
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.91
|
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.46
|
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.29
|
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.25
|
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
|
pay 73.3% more for transportation
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.68
|
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.32
|
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.88
|
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
|
pay 36.5% more for childcare
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
|
pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.04
|
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.85
|
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.90
|
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
India
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
|
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