Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 2.3 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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