Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 58.9% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Nepal instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,463
|
$2.37
Rs314.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,150
|
$6.33
Rs842.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,942
|
$0.41
Rs54.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩932
|
$0.17
Rs22.50
|
|
pay 72.5% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,787
|
$0.46
Rs60.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,209
|
$3.00
Rs399.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,941
|
$2.75
Rs366.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,771
|
$1.40
Rs186.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,949
|
$1.31
Rs174.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,999
|
$0.87
Rs115.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,084
|
$0.39
Rs52.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,674
|
$0.51
Rs68.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,165
|
$0.25
Rs33.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,928
|
$0.20
Rs26.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,497
|
$0.25
Rs32.65
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,799
|
$3.88
Rs516.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,372
|
$11.23
Rs1,494.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,568,764
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,142,862.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,889
|
$6.50
Rs865.54
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
South Korea
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,116
|
$13.59
Rs1,808.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩541,778
|
$83.37
Rs11,096.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩417,534
|
$55.78
Rs7,424.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,490
|
$16.71
Rs2,224.66
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩473,484
|
$58.29
Rs7,758.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,214,143
|
$1,816.14
Rs241,729.74
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,029
|
$2.00
Rs266.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,541
|
$1.34
Rs178.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,763
|
$2.26
Rs300.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,783
|
$26.60
Rs3,540.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,323
|
$2.58
Rs343.07
|
|
pay 60.0% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,879
|
$15.63
Rs2,080.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,573
|
$20.34
Rs2,706.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩104,176
|
$38.52
Rs5,126.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,681
|
$28.13
Rs3,743.63
|
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