Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 68.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
|
pay 86.8% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
|
pay 67.8% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
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