Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 37.5% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Nepal instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
South Africa
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
South Africa
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
|
pay 50.4% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
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