Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 33.2% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Philippines
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.21
|
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Philippines
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
Philippines
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
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