Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 29.6% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs526.30
|
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,320.06
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs177.50
|
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs70.31
|
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs155.49
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,259.74
|
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,439.12
|
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs463.34
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs499.79
|
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs407.87
|
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs94.37
|
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs297.91
|
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs152.20
|
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs118.04
|
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs91.08
|
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
|
pay 99.5% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,137.77
|
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs982.28
|
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,880,508.19
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs799.82
|
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,208.96
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs42,302.46
|
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs21,220.00
|
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs9,032.68
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,320.12
|
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs226,468.51
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs498.97
|
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs452.11
|
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,675.09
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,887.28
|
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs724.61
|
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs6,017.01
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,978.87
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,285.78
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs8,088.18
|
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
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