Cost of living comparison
British Virgin Islands is 6.1 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
$3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
$7.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
$1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Nepal
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
$4.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
?? | |
pay 14.7 times more for housing
Nepal
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
$1,266.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
$152.94
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
$2.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
$160.00
|
|
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