Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 10.3 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 11.8 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs316.11
|
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs845.99
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.47
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.59
|
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.85
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs400.76
|
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs367.67
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs187.32
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs175.42
|
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.77
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.29
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.47
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.78
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.51
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.79
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs518.96
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,500.37
|
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,159,877.94
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs869.09
|
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,815.84
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,142.40
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,454.81
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,233.80
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
|
pay 27.1 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,790.27
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,722.55
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs267.30
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.73
|
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.92
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,554.61
|
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs344.48
|
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,089.31
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,717.89
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,147.83
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,759.01
|
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
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