Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 5.4 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs315.70
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs844.92
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.40
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.56
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.77
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs400.25
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs367.21
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs187.08
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs175.20
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.62
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.23
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.39
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.74
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.48
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.75
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs518.30
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,498.46
|
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,154,589.12
|
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs867.99
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,813.53
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,128.23
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,445.33
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,230.96
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,780.36
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,413.96
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs266.96
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.50
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.53
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,550.09
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs344.04
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,086.66
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,714.44
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,141.28
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,754.23
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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