Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 38.7% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Romania, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.23
|
$2.37
Rs316.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.17
|
$6.33
Rs845.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.04
|
$0.41
Rs54.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.59
|
$0.17
Rs22.59
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Romania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.28
|
$0.46
Rs60.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.25
|
$3.00
Rs400.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.18
|
$2.75
Rs367.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.95
|
$1.40
Rs187.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.37
|
$1.31
Rs175.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.87
Rs115.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.75
|
$0.39
Rs52.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.51
Rs68.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.07
|
$0.25
Rs33.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$0.20
Rs26.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.44
|
$0.25
Rs32.79
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Romania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.14
|
$3.88
Rs518.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.50
|
$11.23
Rs1,500.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON89,009.08
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,159,877.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.47
|
$6.50
Rs869.09
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Romania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.34
|
$13.59
Rs1,815.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,345.37
|
$83.37
Rs11,142.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON988.99
|
$55.78
Rs7,454.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON465.92
|
$16.71
Rs2,233.80
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
Romania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,450.02
|
$58.29
Rs7,790.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,675.05
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,722.55
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.36
|
$2.00
Rs267.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.41
|
$1.34
Rs178.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.81
|
$2.26
Rs301.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.73
|
$26.60
Rs3,554.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.33
|
$2.58
Rs344.48
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
Romania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.91
|
$15.63
Rs2,089.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.93
|
$20.34
Rs2,717.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON326.15
|
$38.52
Rs5,147.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.79
|
$28.13
Rs3,759.01
|
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