Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.7 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Spain instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs315.70
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs844.92
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.40
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.56
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.77
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs400.25
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs367.21
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs187.08
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs175.20
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.62
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.23
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.39
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.74
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.48
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.75
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Nepal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs518.30
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,498.46
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,154,589.12
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs867.99
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,813.53
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,128.23
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,445.33
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,230.96
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,780.36
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,413.96
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs266.96
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.50
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.53
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,550.09
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs344.04
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,086.66
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,714.44
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,141.28
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,754.23
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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