Cost of living comparison

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Nepal vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 24.2% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 45.8% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 99.1% more in Nepal
Housing: pay 60.9% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Nepal
Clothing: pay 37.5% more in Nepal

The cost of childcare, transportation, and clothing in Nepal are more expensive than in Somalia. Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nepal. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nepal.

Nepal vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nepal instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 26.5% less for restaurants

	Somalia	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 SOS1,640	$1.72 NPR248.76	-40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 SOS2,639	$6.09 NPR878.38	+31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SOS421	$0.47 NPR67.57	-36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 SOS226	$0.15 NPR22.22	-61.1%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 45.8% less for groceries

	Somalia	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 SOS642	$0.46 NPR66.75	-58.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.17 SOS1,236	$3.17 NPR458.03	+46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 SOS4,436	$2.73 NPR394.64	-64.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 SOS1,433	$1.57 NPR226.88	-37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 SOS1,391	$1.34 NPR194.03	-44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 SOS848	$0.93 NPR134.43	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 SOS561	$0.39 NPR55.76	-60.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 SOS726	$0.50 NPR71.96	-60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS355	$0.26 NPR37.80	-57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SOS364	$0.18 NPR26.40	-71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS331	$0.25 NPR36.72	-56.1%
Average			-45.8%

Somalia vs. Nepal - Cost of groceries

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pay 99.1% more for transportation

	Somalia	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 SOS2,208	$4.54 NPR655.22	+17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SOS14,263	$11.71 NPR1,689.22	-53.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,750.00 SOS3,280,455	$28,860.29 NPR4,164,795.60	+401.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.43 SOS4,241	$9.69 NPR1,398.87	+30.4%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 60.9% less for housing

	Somalia	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.79 SOS21,561	$8.21 NPR1,184.59	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.93 SOS81,544	$80.01 NPR11,545.64	-44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.19 SOS56,016	$52.43 NPR7,565.69	-46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.70 SOS42,046	$18.56 NPR2,678.40	-74.8%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.33 SOS24,722	$52.04 NPR7,509.19	+20.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$585.00 SOS333,751	$2,428.89 NPR350,509.76	+315.2%
Average			+167.7%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SOS3,994	$2.16 NPR311.05	-69.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.19 SOS677	$1.40 NPR202.34	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.10 SOS628	$2.59 NPR374.47	+135.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SOS19,017	$17.84 NPR2,574.67	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SOS2,853	$2.74 NPR395.38	-45.2%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 37.5% more for clothing

	Somalia	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 SOS8,700	$20.52 NPR2,960.79	+34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.78 SOS11,284	$24.55 NPR3,543.25	+24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.89 SOS11,347	$41.57 NPR5,999.48	+109.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.28 SOS21,267	$30.69 NPR4,428.48	-17.7%
Average			+37.5%

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