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Nepal vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 31.4% cheaper than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Nepal
Housing: pay 70.7% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Nepal
Clothing: pay 40.4% less in Nepal

Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Nepal.

Nepal vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL52.69	$1.72 NPR247.97	-44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.01	$6.09 NPR875.60	+157.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.35	$0.47 NPR67.36	-51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.51	$0.15 NPR22.15	-72.6%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Swaziland	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.02	$0.46 NPR66.54	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.06	$3.17 NPR456.59	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL68.95	$2.73 NPR393.39	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.27	$1.57 NPR226.16	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL38.95	$1.34 NPR193.41	-41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.95	$0.93 NPR134.01	+32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.75	$0.39 NPR55.58	+13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.38	$0.50 NPR71.73	+14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.92	$0.26 NPR37.68	-59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.11	$0.18 NPR26.32	-61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.88	$0.25 NPR36.60	-56.4%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL76.54	$4.54 NPR653.16	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL512.27	$11.71 NPR1,683.88	-61.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL292,724.37	$28,860.29 NPR4,151,652.63	+67.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL448.84	$9.69 NPR1,394.46	-63.4%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 70.7% less for housing

	Swaziland	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL487.87	$8.21 NPR1,180.85	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,513.32	$80.01 NPR11,509.21	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,171.18	$52.43 NPR7,541.81	-72.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,019.75	$18.56 NPR2,669.95	-69.2%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,853.92	$52.04 NPR7,485.49	-52.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,011.33	$2,428.89 NPR349,403.64	-48.6%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL31.71	$2.16 NPR310.07	+15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.43	$1.40 NPR201.70	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.37	$2.59 NPR373.28	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL487.87	$17.84 NPR2,566.55	-38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL63.42	$2.74 NPR394.14	-26.8%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 40.4% less for clothing

	Swaziland	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL780.27	$20.52 NPR2,951.45	-55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL406.56	$24.55 NPR3,532.07	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,268.47	$41.57 NPR5,980.55	-44.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,431.10	$30.69 NPR4,414.50	-63.7%
Average			-40.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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