Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 73.3% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.21
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.16
|
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
|
pay 70.1% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.83
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.77
|
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.88
|
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.03
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.62
|
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.41
|
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.68
|
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.86
|
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.41
|
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD12.02
|
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD131.02
|
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD153,535.12
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.28
|
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
|
pay 86.1% less for housing
Singapore
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.44
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,904.98
|
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,301.99
|
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD167.62
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
|
pay 94.4% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,717.39
|
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,250.05
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
|
pay 75.6% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.39
|
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.35
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.85
|
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.84
|
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
|
pay 67.3% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.81
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.64
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.78
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD152.26
|
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
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