Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 65.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Nepal instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
|
pay 85.1% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
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pay 60.5% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Nepal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
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